On July 31, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei met with a delegation led by Tang Wai Keong, Chairman of the Macao Doctoral Think Tank.

Ambassador He briefed the delegation on the current progress of China-Vietnam relations and encouraged Macao's government, industry and academic sectors to leverage the unique strengths of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, focus on its positioning as "one center, one platform, one base," actively integrate into the national diplomatic strategy, and share the story of Macao and the successful practice of the policy of One Country, Two Systems with neighboring countries including Vietnam. He called for building higher-level platforms for people-to-people exchanges and delivering tangible outcomes in practical cooperation, contributing Macao's strength to the building of a high-level China-Vietnam community with a shared future.

Tang Wai Keong stated that Macao, as a successful practitioner of the great vision of One Country, Two Systems, is building a higher-level platform for opening-up in accordance with the requirements of the central government. The Macao Doctoral Think Tank will uphold its mission of serving the country and contributing to Macao with intellectual resources, expand talent acquisition and industrial cooperation with neighboring countries including Vietnam, and contribute to the common prosperity and development of the region.

After the meeting, young diplomats from the Embassy exchanged views with the delegation on China-Vietnam relations and cooperation between Macao and Vietnam.