General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President Tunglun on the 2nd, expressing deep condolences for the death of former Lao Party and State Chairman Kandai, and extending sincere condolences to the family of Comrade Kandai. The full text is as follows: Comrade Kandai, former Chairman of the Lao Party and the State, unfortunately passed away. On behalf of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government, and the Chinese people, and in my personal name, I would like to express my deep condolences to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the Lao Government, and the Lao people, on the death of Comrade Kandai, and extend my sincere condolences to the family of Comrade Kandai.

Comrade Kandai is a firm communist, an outstanding leader of the older generation of the Lao Party and the country, and a close comrade and friend of the Chinese Party and the people. He has contributed his lifelong energy to the cause of innovation and socialist construction of Laos, and has made important contributions to the development of relations between China and Laos. The Chinese Party, government and people will always miss Comrade Kandai.

China and Lao Lao are socialist neighbors with the same veins and water. They are good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good partners. China attaches great importance to consolidating and carrying forward the traditional friendship between China and Laos and the two countries, and is willing to work with Laos to promote the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Laos and their respective socialist causes to continuously achieve greater development. I wish that under the strong leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee headed by Comrade Tonglun, the Lao Party and country construction will continue to achieve new and greater achievements.

Comrade Kanday will be immortal!