Beijing (VNA) – A book ꦚentitled “ Guangxi Narrative on China-Vietnam Friendship” has beenꦺ launched in Nanning, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.
At the launch, Huang Zheng, former Deputy Director of the Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences where the book is compiled, introduced its context, main content, and academic value.
He stated that the book systematically describes four significant events in Guangxi's modern history that reflect the friendship between China and Vietnam. Key themes include President Ho Chi Minh’s footprint in Guangxi, Vietnamese schools in Guilin, the Guangxi rear hospitals during the war in Vietnam, and the “Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea”, starting from Guangxi.
The book also details President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary activities in Guilin, Liuzhou, and border counties⭕ such as Jingxi, Longzhou, and Napo from 1938 to 1945. Between 1950 and 1965, the Vietnamese leader visited Guangxi several times, meeting local people and passionately promoting the history of Vietnam-China friendship.
Additionally, the book provides historical documents recording the establishment of the Vietnamese schools in Guangxi during the resistance war against French colonialism, the support of the rear hospitals in Guangxi, and the urgent and secret transportation of relief materials to Vietnam via the “Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea.” These elements vividly reflect the deep affection between President Ho Chi Minh and the people of Guangxi, established during the revolutionary struggle.
This book, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam and the “Vietnam-China Humanity Exchange Year, underscores Guangxi's special role in the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam. It also offers cultural resources and academic support to deepen China-Vietnam cultural exchanges, contributing to the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future./.
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