On September 21, the China–Vietnam Environmental Governance Forum, co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam, the Hanoi People's Committee, the School of Environment of Tsinghua University, and Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), was held in Hanoi. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Wang Qun, Bui Duy Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, Liu Shuming, Dean of the School of Environment of Tsinghua University, together with some 150 participants from local authorities, universities, and enterprises of the two countries, attended the event.

In his remarks, Wang Qun gave a detailed account of China’s successful practices in environmental governance and systematically introduced Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. He stated that the Chinese side stands ready to work with Vietnam to translate the shared consensus on ecological principles into the fruits of green development, and to inject green momentum into the building of a  China–Vietnam community with a shared future.

Bui Duy Cuong said that Hanoi has set its sights on a centennial development vision and attaches great importance to tackling the challenges of environmental governance. He expressed the hope to deepen cooperation with the Chinese side in the fields of green transition and sustainable development, and to work together to build a model of ecological civilization.

During the forum, the two sides held in-depth exchanges on the theme of environmental governance. The Vietnamese side widely acknowledged that China’s governance experience is pragmatic and effective, and expressed the hope to strengthen mutual learning and exchanges between the two sides.