Vietnam is located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia, with a long and narrow terrain and an S-shaped country, with a difference of 1,640 kilometers from north to south and a relatively narrow width from east to west. Due toGeographyThe reason is that Vietnam aspires to have a high-speed rail line that runs through the north and south, which can greatly promote the countryTransportationDevelopment andEconomyProsperity.
Vietnam took the initiative to establish a partnership with Japan in 2006 to build a high-speed railway similar to Japan's Shinkansen. However, due to political and strategic differences between the two sides, cooperation was at an impasse for a while. Japan's cooperation projects are often accompanied by some additional political elements, while Vietnam insists on non-alignment, does not support one country against another, and does not establish itself abroadMilitaryThe base, the principle of non-use of force, led to the slow progress of cooperation with Japan.
In recent years, Vietnam'sForeign policyVery agile and flexible according to the situation. Vietnam has always maintained relatively friendly relations with China, and the two countries have frequent economic and trade exchanges, and China has always been Vietnam's largest partner. At the same time, Vietnam is also actively developing relations with other countries, such as upgrading relations with the United States, directly upgrading from "comprehensive partnership" to "comprehensive strategic partnership". The move has taken the relationship between China and Vietnam to a new level.
Now, China has finally agreed to help Vietnam build a link between Guangxi and GuangxiHanoiof cross-border high-speed rail, this pairSino-VietnameseThe two countries have formed a win-win situation. The implementation of the project will bring considerableEconomybenefits, deepening the economic and trade exchanges between the two countries, but also consolidating the relationship between the two countries. Vietnam's deep gratitude to China is described as "comrade and brother."Sino-Vietnameserelationship.
Sino-VietnameseThe cooperation between the two countries will also bring more room for Vietnam to develop. China has been Vietnam's largest partner for many years, and Vietnam is also China's largest partner in the ASEAN region. There is still great potential for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of infrastructure and green energy. For example,Chinese enterprisesLine 2, Vietnam's first urban light rail project, has been successfully put into operation in terms of infrastructure constructionSino-VietnameseThe cooperation has already yielded certain results.
The Vietnamese state is determined to developEconomy, which requires international cooperation and support. With a strong neighbor like China as a supporter, Vietnam is confident that it can achieve its development goals. Through cooperation with China, Vietnam can learn from China's development experience and take more solid steps in reform and opening up.
Vietnam's choice to cooperate with China is also beneficial to China. Vietnam's stability and development will have a positive impact on the entire Southeast Asian region and will help safeguard China's interests in the region and regional stability. On the South China Sea issue, Vietnam has made it clear that it will not join any international bloc against China, which is in line with China's position and is conducive to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Vietnam is eager to build high-speed rail and cooperate with China, not only for itselfEconomyDevelopment has brought new opportunities and provided more room for cooperation in the relations between China and Vietnam. VietnameseForeign policyFlexible and agile, choose partners according to the actual situation, not only maintain close cooperation with China, but also develop relations with other countries, to achieve a win-win situation for all parties. Sino-VietnameseThe implementation of the cross-border high-speed rail project will be deepenedSino-Vietnameseof both countriesEconomycooperation to further consolidate relations between the two countries and for VietnamEconomyDevelopment creates more space. Vietnam's pragmatic and realistic attitude towards development, drawing on China's development experience and its own principles and stands, has injected new impetus into Vietnam's development. Overall,Sino-VietnameseThe cooperative relationship between the two countries is beneficial to both sides and has also contributed to regional peace and stability.