On January 8, 2026, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Thongloun Sisoulith on his reelection as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.

In his congratulatory message, Xi Jinping said that since the convening of the 11th National Congress of the LPRP, the LPRP Central Committee has united and led the Lao people in actively exploring a socialist development path suited to the country's national conditions, overcoming difficulties and pressing ahead, and having scored a series of important accomplishments in advancing party building, developing the economy, improving people's livelihoods and expanding external exchanges. The successful convening of the 12th National Congress of the LPRP is highly significant for building on past achievements and opening up new prospects for the development of the party and the socialist cause in Laos. Xi Jinping expressed the hope that under the strong leadership of the LPRP Central Committee with Thongloun Sisoulith at its core, the LPRP and the Lao people will remain united and continue their efforts to successfully fulfill all goals and tasks set forth by the 12th National Congress of the LPRP, continuously make new advances in the socialist cause of Laos, and press forward with resolve toward the party's centenary goal in 2055.

China and Laos are friendly socialist neighbors connected by shared mountains and rivers. In recent years, through joint efforts of both sides, China-Laos relations have been at their best in history, with the endeavor to build the China-Laos community of shared future with strategic significance steadily deepening and becoming more tangible, yielding a series of fruitful results. Under the new circumstances where the regional dynamics are deeply interconnected with global changes, Xi Jinping said he is ready to work with General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith to strengthen the strategic guidance for the development of China-Laos relations, carry forward the traditional friendship between China and Laos, deepen the exchange of experience in both party and state governance, expand practical cooperation in various fields, and drive the building of the China-Laos community with a shared future toward a high-standard, high-quality and high-level goal, with a view to bring greater benefits to the two peoples, better serve the development of the socialist cause of both countries, and make new contributions to promoting peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and the world at large.