Dien Bien (VNA) - The Border Guard Command of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and China’s Mengzi Border Guard Region launched their 2025 bilateral patrol on May 15 at the border demarcation line of the A Pa Chai – Long Phu border crossing in Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district of the Vietnamese province.
During the patrol, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Hiep, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Dien Bien Border Guard Command, and Lieutenant Colonel Lin Wei, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Mengzi Border Guard Region, agreed on the methods for conducting the bilateral patrol. They also reviewed the outcomes of recent cooperation in managing and protecting the shared border and discussed directions for future coordination efforts.
Specifically, the two sides conducted a joint patrol from Border Marker No. 3 to Border Marker No. 1 along the Vietnam–China land border, covering a distance of 3.2 kilometres.
Border Guard Command of Dien Bien, and Mengzi Border Guard Region conduct joint patrol (Photo: VNA)
This work revealed that the border line and markers remain intact, with no signs of violations or incidents breaching the border regulations.
At the end of the patrol, they held a meeting to review its results and agreed to continue maintaining regular communication through letters and a hotline. They also pledged to strengthen coordination in managing and protecting the border, as well as in preventing and combating crimes.
The two parties committed to enhancing the bilateral patrol regime to promptly detect and prevent legal violations, especially illegal border crossings, human trafficking, smuggling, and other criminal activities, and to jointly maintain safety🙈 and sℱtability in the border area./.
Key events include high-level meetings between the commanders of the Vietnamese and Chinese patrol fleets, friendly sports exchanges between naval officers and sailors of both countries, and the countries’ 38th joint patrol in the Gulf’s waters.
During the operation, the two sides met to discuss border security and other related issues. The patrol covered the section of the shared border between Marker No. 424 and Marker No. 426, ensuring the protection and integrity of the boundary markers.
The joint patrol, spanning from Point 1 to Point 9 along the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin, covered a distance of 120 nautical miles. This area has seen vibrant export-import activities and goods exchange between Vietnam and China, but it is also abused for smuggling, trade fraud, illegal transport of goods, and unauthorised border crossings by sea.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
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