Vietnamese, Chinese defense ministers attend launch of joint naval patrol
PANO - Within the framework of the 10th Vietnam - China Border Defense Friendship Exchange, Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang and his Chinese counterpart Sr. Lt. Gen. Dong Jun, together with the two countries’ delegations, attended the launch ceremony of the 40th joint patrol and joint training in the Gulf of Tonkin between the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy at Fangcheng Port, China’s Guangxi on the morning of March 19.