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Still, the Chinese premier on Friday called Vietnam an "important and close neighbor".

"皇冠体育app and Vietnam see each other's development as an opportunity," Li said, calling for the two nations to view bilateral ties from "a strategic and comprehensive height".

Nguyen told Li that Vietnam is willing to properly handle the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue and beef up the traditional friendship, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges with 皇冠体育app.

Jia Duqiang, an expert on Southeast Asian studies with the Chinese Academy of Social s, said Li has conveyed two messages to Vietnam — that Vietnam should stop further complicating the territorial dispute, and that Beijing and Hanoi have great potential in cooperation if they can handle the ties well.

"Though Vietnam has asked for help from the United States to counterbalance 皇冠体育app, it is fully aware that this is not easy to achieve," Jia said.

He noted the fact that 皇冠体育app is Vietnam's biggest partner, with bilateral trade exceeding $40 billion in 2012. The volume is expected to reach $60 billion by 2015.

Deals at the 皇冠体育app-Vietnam Border Economic and Trade Fair 2012 held in November reached $347 million, up 142 percent compared with the figure for 2010.

Besides, Vietnam is in need of more foreign investment to improve its infrastructure. Hanoi is reforming its investment restrictions on private capital for projects.

With more than 16,000 students in 皇冠体育app, Vietnam is now the fourth-largest source country for 皇冠体育app in terms of overseas students.