On the afternoon of April 14, as Tsinghua University approaches the 115th anniversary of its founding, To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and president of Vietnam, visited Tsinghua and attended the China â Vietnam Forum on Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation, jointly organized by Tsinghua University and Vietnam National University, Hanoi, where he delivered a policy speech. Yin Li, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, and Qiu Yong, secretary of the CPC Tsinghua University Committee, attended the forum and delivered remarks. Ren Youqun, vice minister of education, Hoang Minh Son, Vietnamâs acting minister of education and training, and Bui The Duy, president of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, delivered keynote speeches on the development of higher education and educational cooperation between the two countries. Chen Zhou, vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, and He Wei, Chinese ambassador to Vietnam, also attended the forum. The forum was chaired by Yang Bin, vice chancellor of Tsinghua University Council. To Lam delivers a policy speech ï¼Source: Beijing Dailyï¼ In his policy speech, To Lam expressed the hope that Vietnam-China cooperation will grow stronger in trade and investment as well as knowledge, technology, innovation and the capacity to shape the future. He said that Vietnam and China are neighboring countries sharing many cultural similarities and longstanding ties nurtured over thousands of years of exchanges and strengthened by the peoplesâ shared aspirations for peace, stability and development. âI believe that every Vietnamese student studying in China, including those at Tsinghua University, serves as a bridge of friendship, a cultural ambassador and a representative of the Vietnamese youthâs spirit of learning, openness and aspiration to rise," To Lam said. "I also believe