Sympathizing with the loss of the Vietnamese people

On the morning of July 26, a woman in her 70s, dressed in dark clothes, came to the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing to pay her respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

After respectfully bowing before the General Secretary, she quietly wrote in the condolence book in Chinese, "General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong lives forever in the hearts of the Chinese and Vietnamese people! May the friendship between China and Vietnam last forever."

Vu Thuc Hue, 77 years old, living in Beijing, wrote in the condolence book for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing on July 26.

She is Vu Thuc Hue, 77 years old, living in Beijing. Previously, she worked as a nurse at the Guilin Nanxishan Hospital (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China) under the Ministry of Health of China. This hospital used to treat wounded soldiers from South Vietnam, mid- and high-ranking officials in localities of Vietnam. About two months ago, she came to Vietnam to attend the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.

"When I received the news of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's passing through the China-Vietnam Friendship Association, I felt extremely sad. Since I heard the news, I have always followed the news about the General Secretary. With all my heart, I decided to go to the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing to pay my respects to him," Hue said.

"Because my house is about 20 km from the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing, traffic jams are common on Fridays, it rained heavily last night and the road was slippery, so I had to get up early. I left at 10 minutes to 7 and arrived at 8:40.

On the way to pay my respects to the General Secretary, I carried with me gratitude and respect. He devoted himself to the friendship and sustainable development of the two countries of China and Vietnam. The distance from my house to the Embassy is not only geographical but also a journey of the heart, carrying my most sincere feelings to bid him farewell."

Previously, on July 25, in Hanoi, in the group of people waiting to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, there was also a Laotian in her 20s. Many young Vietnamese and Laotians know this girl because the fanpage Maysaa - Co gai Lao (Maysaa - Laotian Girl) is quite famous in Vietnam with 356,000 followers.

Maysaa (22 years old, second from right), a Lao girl waiting to visit General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Dressed in black, blending into the crowd at the intersection of Tran Hung Dao and Le Thanh Tong streets, Maysaa (22 years old), a girl from Laos, continuously wiped her sweat with her hands.

Maysaa said that at 10:30 a.m. on July 25, she rode her motorbike from Quang Ninh to Hanoi to attend the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. She rode her motorbike for 2 hours and waited for 10 hours, but felt it was worth it to visit him. When paying tribute to the General Secretary, seeing everyone around her crying, she could not hold back her tears. Only then did she understand how much the Vietnamese people loved General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Talking about General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, she said he was an important person to the Vietnamese people and the Lao people. "When he was alive, he supported the Lao people. When he passed away, like the Laos people, I felt sad and sorry for him," she said, adding that Laos also organized a two-day national mourning to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Showing affection for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong like Vietnamese people

Those who came to pay their respects to the General Secretary were of many ages, and from many different professions, regardless of nationality. They came to express their infinite sorrow for the passing of the leader who was loyal to the Party and devoted to the people, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Elton Amandio Brito, a South African student studying in Vietnam, lined up to pay his respects and bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: VOV

Elton Amandio Brito, a South African student currently studying at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, lined up nearly 1 km to pay his respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Elton Amandio Brito said: “I have lived in Vietnam for 6 years and love the country and people of Vietnam. I love General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong so I came to pay my respects like a Vietnamese person.”

Marvin Everseen and Mika Birchwood (both 22 years old), two tourists from Amsterdam, Netherlands, were at Tran Thanh Tong Street waiting for their turn to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. After traveling and exploring Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hanoi, they learned of the General Secretary's passing from the press. The State funeral would take place over two days, so they did not hesitate to go to the National Funeral House, wanting to pay their respects like any other Vietnamese citizen.

Scott Lee joins the line of people waiting to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: NDO

At the Nguyen Cong Tru - Lo Duc intersection, Scott Lee, 31 years old, a RoK citizen, currently a teacher in Vietnam, also joined the line of people waiting to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Having learned about the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong through the media, with much affection for the Vietnamese leader, he decided to come to pay his respects to the General Secretary.

Min Young Kim could not hold back his tears when visiting General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: NDO

Lee did not hesitate to wait in line to pay his respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong like many other people.

Min Young Kim, a Korean who has lived in Vietnam for seven years, sobbed loudly when standing in front of the General Secretary's coffin and portrait.

"When I stood in front of the coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, I was silent for a long time. I could not hold back my tears. I love Vietnam, I love the Vietnamese people," he said.

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