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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The just-concluded visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Mongolia which shares a 4,710-km-long land border line with China highlighted China's keenness to make good relations with its neighbors.

Describing his two-day trip to Mongolia as "visiting relatives," Xi quoted a Chinese saying to illustrate the closeness of the two countries in terms of geographic position and psychologic linkage.

"The more frequent relatives visit each other, the closer they will become," so goes another Chinese saying. The frequent visits by the top Chinese leader demonstrated China's good-neighborly policies.

FREQUENT VISITS

Xi's Mongolia visit, his second one-country foreign trip since taking office in March 2013, has charted the course for future development of bilateral relations, which enhanced mutual trust, promoted economic cooperation and deepened traditional friendship between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday.

Xi's first one-country foreign trip was made last month to South Korea, another close neighbor of China, which was an important step for him to put his philosophy of "amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness" into practice in dealing with neighboring countries.

Early in February this year, Xi attended the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, where the two leaders of China and Russia discussed ways of advancing ties between the two neighboring countries.

Besides, to build mutually beneficial ties with its neighbors, China established strategic partnerships with Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan last year, and upgraded its bilateral ties with Indonesia and Malaysia to comprehensive strategic partnerships.

Xi, at a conference on diplomatic work in October last year, stressed the necessity of good diplomatic work in neighboring countries, saying the neighboring region has major strategic significance.

WELCOME ABOARD CHINA'S TRAIN OF DEVELOPMENT

"Welcome aboard China's train of development!" Xi told Mongolian lawmakers during his visit to the country.

"China is willing to offer opportunities and room to Mongolia and other neighbors for common development," Xi said, adding that "you can take a ride on our express train or just make a hitchhike, all are welcome."

China, on one hand, has strived for a sound neighboring environment for its own development and on the other hand, seek common development with neighboring countries.

Maintaining a peaceful and stable neighborhood is necessary for China's development. It is also necessary for regional stability and world peace.

The Chinese leaders have proposed a series of strategic concepts aimed at promoting regional prosperity and development, including a Silk Road Economic Belt with Central Asian countries, a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) development bank and a 21st-century maritime Silk Road with Southeast Asian countries.

China has called for concerted efforts with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to build a China-ASEAN community of common destiny.

The Silk Road Economic Belt initiative and the envisaged Asian infrastructure investment bank should be seen as new platforms for China-Mongolia cooperation, noted Xi, adding that the two sides should promote mutually-beneficial cooperation in more fields.

"CHINA DREAM" TO BENEFIT NEIGHBORS

During his visit to neighboring countries, Xi Jinping expounded on many occasions on the "China dream," a policy the new Chinese leadership has adopted to pursue peace, prosperity, happiness and social stability.

The "China dream" will benefit its neighbors as it opened up new opportunities for them to realize their own dreams.

China has always regarded its neighbors as cooperative partners and sincere friends for common development, peace and stability.

It is a major task for Asian countries to achieve common development, and properly resolve controversies and disputes, Xi said during his visit to Mongolia.

There are 6,169 Chinese enterprises registered in Mongolia as of June 2013, accounting for 48.8 percent of foreign enterprises registered in Mongolia, according to statistics released by Mongolia.

China and Mongolia share 14 border crossings for exports and imports, with the advantage of less transportation distance and lower cost.

It is hoped that China and its neighbors could seize the opportunity to obtain early achievements through interregional cooperation and to bring benefits to their peoples.

Spotlight: China keen on making good relations with neighbors - Xinhua | English.news.cn
 
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Vice President Xi Jinping Arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam for Visit
2011/12/20
Vice President Xi Jinping Arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam for Visit

On December 20, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, arrived in Hanoi to start his official visit to Vietnam. Xi was invited by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

At about 16:00 local time, Xi Jinping's chartered plane landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Kong Xuanyou and senior Vietnamese officials boarded the plane to greet Xi. The Chinese Vice President got off the plane, and shook hands and exchanged greetings with the head of the International Department of the CPV Central Committee, the director of the Vietnamese President's Office, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho and Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga who were waiting in front of the ladder. Chinese and Vietnamese young women presented flowers to Xi Jinping.

In a written statement delivered at the airport, Xi said Vietnam is an important country in Southeast Asia. "In recent years," Xi said, "the Vietnamese people are seeking a development path suitable to their national conditions under the leadership of the CPV." Xi spoke highly of the achievements made by Vietnam in pushing forward its reform, speeding up economic growth, maintaining social stability and raising people's living standards. Earlier this year, Vietnam elected new leadership at the 11th CPV National Congress and the 13th National Assembly, and adopted a socio-economic development strategy for the next five to 10 years. "I believe that under the leadership of the CPV, the Vietnamese people can realize their goals set in the 11th CPV National Congress and make greater achievements in their reforms," Xi said.

China and Vietnam are neighboring countries that share common mountains and rivers, Xi said. "China-Vietnam friendship is the common treasure created and nurtured by our leaders of the older generations." In recent years, China-Vietnam relations have witnessed steady growth. The two nations agreed to develop ties featuring "long-term stability, future-orientation, good-neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation" and in the spirit of "good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good partners." Both sides have established a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation and promoted bilateral relations to a new level.

Xi said the deepening of the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Vietnam serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and two peoples, and is conducive to the peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large. He said he looked forward to exchanging in-depth views with Vietnamese leaders on relations between the two parties and countries as well as on major international and regional issues of common concern. He hoped the visit would further consolidate bilateral good-neighborliness, enhance strategic mutual trust and advance pragmatic cooperation so as to enrich the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Vietnam.

Vietnam is the first-leg of Xi's Asia tour. He will also pay an official visit to Thailand at the invitation of the government of the Kingdom of Thailand.
 
The "China dream" will benefit its neighbors as it opened up new opportunities for them to realize their own dreams.

China has always regarded its neighbors as cooperative partners and sincere friends for common development, peace and stability.

Right on! China's growing strategic and economic partnership with its neighbors is a testament to the success of this policy.

Sure, it is not possible to keep everybody happy; but, when were the US be able to keep the entire Latin America happy all the time.

Lost and sour souls will exist.
 
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