70 years of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations

President Ho Chi Minh meets and holds talks with Chinese President Mao Zedong as part of the former’s visit to China November 2-4, 1960 (Photo: VNA)

President Ho Chi Minh receives Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, November 1956 (Photo: VNA archives)

President Ho Chi Minh visits China’s Great Wall, July 1955 (Photo: VNA archives)

Chinese President Mao Zedong receives Vietnamese President Nguyen Huu Tho, November 19, 1973 (Photo: VNA)

A high-level Party and Government delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Van Dong visits Beijing oil refinery factory in Beijing, China, November 22, 1971 (Photo: VNA)

Chinese government officials and people welcome President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese government delegation to China, June 1955 (Photo: VNA)

Chinese people warmly welcome a Vietnamese government delegation led by Party General Secretary Le Duan and Prime Minister Pham Van Dong to China, June 1973 (Photo: VNA)

Signing ceremony of Vietnam-China Trade Agreement and Temporary Agreement on Labourers in Border Areas between the nations in Beijing under the witness of Party General Secretary Do Muoi and Chairman of the State Council Vo Van Kiet, November 7, 1991 (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai welcomes Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the latter’s visit to Vietnam, December 1999 (Photo: VNA)

First train departing from China to Dong Dang train station in Lang Son province (February 14, 1996 (Photo: VNA)

General Vo Nguyen Giap meets with Li Tieying, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who led a delegation of former experts and consultants who assisted Vietnam during the country’s revolution against the French as part of their visit to attend the 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet receives Li Peng, Premier of the People’s Republic of China as part of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam, November 30, 1992 (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President Hu Jintao begins his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and President Tran Duc Luong (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam and Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan sign Land Border Treaty, December 30, 1999 (Photo: VNA)

Ceremony to hand over 10 locomotives produced by China in Ho Chi Minh City, December 27, 2002 (Photo: VNA)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao receives Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to China from October 22 to 23, 2008 (Photo: VNA)

President Truong Tan Sang holds talks with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping witness the signing of a cooperation agreement on preserving and exploiting tourism in Ban Gioc – Detian waterfalls between the two governments, November 5, 2015 (Photo: VNA)