Culture, tourism give wings to China-Việt Nam relations: expert

BEIJING — Along with the cultural similarities such as Chinese characters, Confucianism, and traditional customs and festivals, increasingly close tourism exchanges between China and Việt Nam have served as effective tools to strengthen the relationship between the people of the two countries, according to a Chinese expert.

In her article posted on the Global Times of China, Liu Xiangyan, associate researcher of the Institute of International Studies at the China Tourism Academy, wrote that with the improvement of transportation networks and enhanced regional cooperation, the two countries have become each other’s…