Xi Jinping expressed condolences as a special representative… Funeral to be held on the 25th and 26th
Xi Jinping mourned, saying, “Shared comrade-like bond over the past 10 years”,
Flags at half-mast with black ribbons draped around them to mourn the passing of Truong Tan Sang, the Communist Party Secretary General of Vietnam, at a flag-raising ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam on the 22nd. Truong Tan Sang, the top-ranking official in Vietnam, passed away on the 19th at the age of 80. 2024.07.22 © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Jeong Ji Yun,
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, “(Beijing=News1) Correspondent Jeong Eun Ji = Wang Huning, the fourth-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party, will attend the funeral of Truong Tan Sang, the Communist Party Secretary General of Vietnam. The Communist Party Secretary General in Vietnam holds the top rank.”,
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, ‘Hu Zhaoming, spokesman for the Chinese Communist Party Foreign Affairs Office, stated on the 24th, “Wang Huning, the secretary of the National Committee of the Communist Party, will attend the Truong Tan Sang funeral event in Hanoi on the 25th and 26th as a special representative of Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.”‘,
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, ‘Prior to this, Xi Jinping visited the Chinese embassy in Vietnam on the 20th to express condolences for the passing of Truong Tan Sang.’,
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, ‘President Xi described Secretary Truong Tan Sang as a “steadfast Marxist and a great leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party and people,” stating that he had maintained a close comrade-like relationship with him for the past 10 years.’,
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, ‘Xi Jinping mentioned that during his visit to Vietnam last year, he elevated the strategic partnership between the two countries to a “strategic China-Vietnam destiny community.”‘,
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, ‘He emphasized that Secretary Truong Tan Sang’s contributions to the Communist Parties of both countries, their relations, and the cause of the global socialist movement will always be remembered.’,
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, ‘Xi Jinping stated, “With the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people will surely turn sorrow into strength, continue to achieve greater success in the cause of reform, opening up, and socialist construction.”‘,
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, ‘The Vietnam Communist Party announced on the 19th that Secretary Truong Tan Sang had passed away due to severe illness and serious diseases.’,
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, ‘As a result, the current State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, also a member of the Communist Party, will act on behalf of Secretary Truong Tan Sang. The Communist Party had already notified about Secretary Truong Tan Sang’s health issues and the arrangement for President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to take over his duties.’,
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, ‘Vietnam operates a collective leadership system where 12-14 people make policy decisions. The Party Secretary (national overall affairs), State President (diplomacy and defense), Prime Minister (administration), and National Assembly Chair (legislation) correspond to ranks from 1 to 4, respectively.’