From September 26 to 28, 2023, Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong visited Vietnam. During his visit, Nong Rong met respectively with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son, and Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung. Nong Rong also held talks with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Nguyen Minh Vu, and Deputy Head of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Ngo Le Van, and had an exchange of views on deepening China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperation and international and regional issues of mutual interest and concern. Ambassador of China to Vietnam Xiong Bo attended relevant events.

Nong Rong said that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and under the strategic guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, China-Vietnam relations have continuously been deepened and substantiated. China puts its relations with Vietnam in an important place in its neighborhood diplomacy, and the two sides should jointly implement the important consensus reached between the top leaders of the two parties, make an all-out effort to be well prepared for high-level exchanges to be held this year, accelerate the exploration of specific measures to build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, and implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, strengthen the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and the "Two corridors and One Economic Circle", deepen cooperation in such fields as economy, trade and investment, connectivity, tourism, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and push China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperation to achieve greater progress.

The Vietnamese side highly praised the successful opening of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, and emphasized that Vietnam always sees developing relations with China as an objective requirement, a top priority and a strategic choice of its foreign policy, supports the important initiatives put forth by China, and stands ready to enhance cooperation with China to be well prepared for important high-level exchanges between the two countries, deepen cooperation in key areas, and advance the upgrade of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong also visited Hanoi Metro Line 2, and other important projects of China-Vietnam Belt and Road cooperation, as well as Friendship Pass at the border between the two countries - the Youyi Pass.