On June 15, China's Li held a phone call with the Vietnamese prime minister. Li said China is willing to deepen strategic alignment with Vietnam, expand and upgrade bilateral trade, advance infrastructure connectivity and accelerate construction of cross‑border economic cooperation zones. He urged expanded cooperation in energy and minerals, the digital economy, artificial intelligence and finance. The two agreed to promote tourism cooperation, implement targeted small-scale livelihood projects,

On June 15, China's Li held a phone call with the Vietnamese prime minister. Li said China is willing to deepen strategic alignment with Vietnam, expand and upgrade bilateral trade, advance infrastructure connectivity and accelerate construction of cross‑border economic cooperation zones. He urged expanded cooperation in energy and minerals, the digital economy, artificial intelligence and finance. The two agreed to promote tourism cooperation, implement targeted small-scale livelihood projects, and properly manage maritime disputes to reduce bilateral risk. Li said China will strengthen coordination with Vietnam in multilateral forums including the UN and WTO, and they pledged mutual support for hosting informal APEC leaders’ meetings this year and next to promote an open Asia‑Pacific economy and defend free trade amid rising protectionism.