The tours will allow the young people to retrace the revolutionary footsteps of the elder generation of leaders of both parties and countries and experience in-person the vibrancy of Chinese modernization, he said.

　　The late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh was engaged in revolutionary activities in China for 12 years, during which time he established the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and later founded the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hong Kong.

　　Xi urged the young people of both sides to pool strength for the two countries' respective socialist cause and for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

　　This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and is also the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges.

　　The socialist neighbor was the first stop of Xi's first overseas trip this year. The two-day visit, which wrapped up on Tuesday, was also his fourth state visit to the country.

　　For a long time, the Chinese and Vietnamese people have stood together through thick and thin, from jointly sowing the seeds of revolution to save the nations, to fighting side by side for national independence and liberation, and now embarking together on the journey of modernization, he said.

　　Xi emphasized that the China-Vietnam friendship has taken root and sprouted through mutual support between the two peoples, and has blossomed and borne fruit through their solidarity and coordination.

　　Xi said the China-Vietnam friendship has been sustained and upgraded as the two countries firmly defend international fairness and justice, and consistently stand on the right side of history and on the progressive side of the times. Doing so, the two sides are providing more stability and positive energy for Asia and the world, he said.