The opening ceremony of an educational study tour in China for youths from Vietnam is held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on May 18, 2025. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]
Youth representatives from China and Vietnam gathered in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China, on Saturday to start their weeklong educational study tour in the region and the neighboring province of Guangdong.
The study tour is the first event under a project jointly organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, under which, youths from Vietnam will be invited to visit China's "red tourism" sites — locations with historical and cultural significance to the Communist Party of China's history — from 2025 to 2027.
Youth representatives from China and Vietnam visit Guangxi University in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on May 18, 2025. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]
During the study tour this week, the youth representatives from both countries, totaling about 200, will exchange their views on youth development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and economic and trade cooperation during their visits to Nanning, Guilin and Baise in Guangxi and Guangzhou, capital city of neighboring Guangdong province, from Saturday to Friday.
The youths will get a full understanding of traditional China-Vietnam friendship and Chinese modernization through their visits to "red tourism" sites, new energy vehicles research center, cross-border e-commerce livestreaming base and cross-border tourism zones in these cities.
Youths from Vietnam show the sachets they made during an educational study tour in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on May 18, 2025. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]
Chen Gang, Party secretary of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said at the opening ceremony of the study tour in Nanning on Sunday that he hopes youths from China and Vietnam can work together to become front-runners and trendsetter of the new era, and make joint efforts to bring mutual benefits to the two nation, deepening the China-Vietnam friendship.
A Dong, first secretary of the Communist Youth League of China, said at the opening ceremony that he hoped youths from China and Vietnam can explore revolutionary heritage and pass down the traditional China-Vietnam friendship, pushing forward the cooperation between the two nations.
Youths from Vietnam display the tie-dyed works they made during an educational study tour in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on May 18, 2025. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]
The Vietnamese Ambassador to China, Pham Thanh Binh, stressed at the ceremony that the friendship between Vietnam and China is precious treasures to the people of the two nations, and he hopes youths from Vietnam can get more knowledge of the traditional friendship through the study tour and make their contributions to building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Tran Van Nghia, 34, manager of Phuong Linh Digital Technology Co in Vietnam, said he is very happy and honored to join the study tour this week, and he hopes more youths from Vietnam can get the chance to visit China in the future to see the modern development in China, especially the AI technology.
