BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday said China stands ready to work with Vietnam to accelerate the development of infrastructure connectivity in areas such as standard-gauge railways, expressways and smart ports, and to foster secure and stable industrial and supply chains.

Li made the remarks when meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam in Beijing.

The Chinese premier expressed the willingness to better synergize development strategies with Vietnam, expand and enhance two-way trade and investment, create more highlights of cooperation in artificial intelligence, new energy, critical minerals and other fields, and jointly cultivate new growth drivers for development, so as to achieve higher-level mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. ■