Beijing, April 13 -- Ahead of the state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, Chinese state media agencies such as Xinhua and People's Daily have published several articles about the Vietnam-China relationship.

According to Xinhua, this year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China. They are two socialist neighbouring countries that have formed a profound friendship described as "comrades-plus-brothers" through years of fighting side by side. They have learned from each other and achieved progress together in the cause of building socialism. Currently, both countries are in an important phase of national developm...