China supports a consulate general of Vietnam in Chongqing

HANOI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China supports Vietnam in establishing a consulate general in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, according to a joint statement issued by the two sides on Wednesday.

Vietnam supports China in building a cultural center in Vietnam, and China welcomes Vietnam's establishment of a cultural center in China, said the statement issued during the state visit to Vietnam by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president.