China and Vietnam are close socialist neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, representing a community of shared future with strategic significance. Beijing and Hanoi, the two capitals, play a leading and exemplary role in sub-national exchanges between the two countries. Since the establishment of sister-city relations in October 1994, the two cities have maintained close cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, people-to-people exchanges, culture, and transportation. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy between China and Vietnam, our relations have entered a fast track of development. In 2023, Beijing and Hanoi signed six memoranda of understanding to deepen practical cooperation in fields such as official training and urban management.
High-Level Exchanges
In recent years, senior officials of the two cities have maintained close communication through meetings and correspondence. In August 2024, Yin Li, Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, accompanied To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President, on a visit to Megvii. To Lam praised Beijing’s high-tech industry as a strong driver of economic growth. He noted that China has been committed to advancing scientific and technological innovation and has made remarkable achievements over more than 40 years of reform and opening-up.
To Lam Views Smart City Model Demonstration in Beijing
Official Training
From 2023 to 2025, Beijing will annually train a batch of reserve officials for Hanoi, leveraging sister-city exchanges to share the story of the CPC with Vietnamese party and government officials and to showcase a true, multi-dimensional, and comprehensive image of China and Beijing.
2023 Training Program for Reserve Officials of the Hanoi Municipal Communist Party of Vietnam Committee
In December 2023, Beijing hosted a cultural industry training program for officials from Vietnam’s local cultural and tourism authorities. The program aimed to foster mutual learning between China and Vietnam in the cultural industry and jointly enhance its management.
2023 Training Program on Cultural Management and Cultural Industry Development
People-to-People Exchanges
In May 2024, a series of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of sister-city relationship between Beijing and Hanoi were held in Beijing. Among the highlights was a special cultural performance entitled “Permanent Friendship”, where Chinese and Vietnamese artists jointly presented a unique audio-visual cultural feast with national characteristics. Additionally, the two cities co-organized a photo exhibition to showcase Hanoi’s cultural heritage entitled “Exhibition Thăng Long - Hà Nội Where Heritage Values Are Linked and Converge”, contributing to a deeper understanding and friendship between the people of the two capitals.
In October 2023, a Beijing cultural and tourism promotion event themed “Hello, Beijing” was successfully held in Hanoi.
“Hello, Beijing” Event
At the China International Friendship Cities Conference 2024, Beijing’s sister city, Hanoi, was honored with the Friendship City Award for Outstanding Partnership with China.
Hanoi Honored with the Friendship City Award for Outstanding Partnership with China
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam, and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges, offering new opportunities for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. At this new starting point, the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office will continue to coordinate and promote friendly exchanges and practical cooperation between Beijing and Hanoi, contributing the strength of the two capitals to the China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
