Defending justice in history, global community

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping held a series of bilateral meetings in Beijing on Thursday on the sidelines of the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War. The following are the highlights of the talks.

Cooperation with Laos bears fruit

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, hailed the productive cooperation between China and Laos in various fields, saying the fruitful achievements demonstrate the strategic significance and exemplary role of the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future.

Xi made the remarks during a meeting in Beijing on Thursday with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president.

Xi said that given the complex and profound changes in the international and regional landscape, the two sides need to view and approach China-Laos relations from a long-term and strategic perspective, and firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns.

China is ready to deepen exchanges with Laos on experience in party and state governance, he said.

The two sides need to focus on the operation of the China-Laos Railway and development along the route to upgrade key projects, Xi said, adding that they should also deepen cooperation on defense, law enforcement and security, and consistently impose a high-pressure crackdown on the crimes of cross-border gambling, cyber scams and telecom fraud.

Xi congratulated Laos on becoming a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and said that China is willing to deepen coordination and cooperation with Laos within regional mechanisms.

Thongloun said that Laos is ready to continue working with China to implement the new five-year action plan on building a Laos-China community with a shared future.

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