The Vietnamese government leader made the remark at the ASEAN - China special summit to commemorate the 30th anniversary of bilateral dialogue relations which was held virtually on November 22. According to PM Chinh, ASEAN and China should continue enhancing strategic trust, promoting comprehensive cooperation, and multiplying achievements towards higher goals and greater benefits for bilateral relations. At the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed that his country consistently views ASEAN as a focus of its neighborhood foreign policy and supports the bloc’s centrality and growing stature in the region and the world. Discussing the regional and international situation, participants agreed to jointly build the East Sea into a sea of peace, security, stability, and cooperation. They pledged to fully and effectively implement the DOC and promote the building of an effective and substantive COC that is in line with international law and the 1982 UNCLOS. At the end of the summit, ASEAN and China leaders adopted a joint statement of the summit./.