On December 26, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong had a courtesy meeting with outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai.

Liu Jinsong stated that "Chairman Ho Chi Minh once said, 'To achieve great success, one must possess a great spirit.' Your Excellency has done so and has devoted passion and efforts to promoting China-Viet Nam relations, for which I express my deep admiration and gratitude." Liu Jinsong expressed the hope that Comrade Ambassador will continue to care about and support the development of China-Viet Nam relations after leaving office, so that the traditional friendship that "So profound is the friendship between Viet Nam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers" will be passed on from generation to generation.

Pham Sao Mai felt sincerely pleased with his five years of ambassadorial life in China, and expressed gratitude to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, especially the Department of Asian Affairs, for giving support and assistance in his work. He said that the relationship between Viet Nam and China is at its best in history. The Vietnamese side is willing to work with the Chinese side to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the People-to-People Exchange Year next year as an opportunity to deepen practical cooperation, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, and promote the building of a Viet Nam-China community with a shared future for greater benefits of the two peoples.