During a reception for Chairman Wang in Hanoi on April 2, Mai expressed her delight at the substantial development of Vietnam-China ties across the fields from economy, trade, tourism, and people-to-people exchange.

She expressed her wish that the foundation would expand collaboration with Vietnamese partners, hold more people-to-people exchange activities, especially those for young people, for the two countries to raise mutual understanding and educate younger generations about the special relations between the two parties, countries, and peoples.

Wang, for his part, believed that bilateral ties would keep growing.

He affirmed that the Soong Ching Ling Foundation would step up ties with Vietnamese partners in suitable areas to further the relations between the two countries.