On October 28, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi.

Emphasizing the great importance China placed on the current East Asian leaders' meetings, Wen said China would strengthen communication and coordination with Vietnam and work with all parties concerned to push forward East Asian cooperation. Wen said friendship and cooperation have remained the mainstream of China-Vietnam relations since the establishment of diplomatic ties 60 years ago. The two countries have established comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation, deepened cooperation on economy, trade, culture, education and military affairs and resolved the issues of the land border and the demarcation of the Beibu Bay, bringing about tangible benefits to both sides. He said against the background of the current complex international situation and the profound adjustment of the Asian structure, sound and stable development of the Chinese-Vietnamese relationship is of vital importance to both sides and the region. The premier vowed that China would maintain high-level contacts with Vietnam, establish a hotline between leaders of the two countries, and strengthen consultation between all departments and at all levels to enhance their mutual trust, deal with disputes appropriately and promote common interest.

Wen also called for an early signing of a five-year trade cooperation plan between the two countries. He urged the two sides to promote pragmatic cooperation in all areas, develop a balanced and sustainable trade relationship and jointly build economic and trade cooperation zones, power plants and other large projects. Both sides should also further strengthen cultural and people-to-people exchanges, create sound environment for China-Vietnam relations and promote friendship for generations.

Dung congratulated Wen on China's enormous achievements in economic and social development and its successful holding of the Shanghai Expo. He said the Chinese premier's attendance at the summits shows the importance China attached to East Asian cooperation and its support to Vietnam. He said Vietnam attached high importance to promoting the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation with China, which was also a priority of Vietnam's foreign policy. Vietnam would maintain high-level exchanges of visits and friendly exchanges at all levels with China, strengthen the two countries' political mutual trust, deepen cooperation in such areas as trade, agriculture, investment, infrastructure construction, press and communication, enhance coordination and cooperation in regional affairs, and make active contributions to the peace and common development of East Asia, the prime minister pledged.

Wen called for proper handling of the issue of South China Sea, saying it is of vital importance to the sound and stable development of China-Vietnam relations. He noted that China and Vietnam have established a negotiation mechanism to solve the issue, and he hoped the two countries would discuss and sign an agreement on basic principles guiding the solution to the issues of the sea as early as possible. Dung agreed with Wen's remarks.