Vietnam-China Coast Guard forces boost cooperation in law enforcement at sea

Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao, and Major General Yu Zhong co-chaired the event.

At the event

This was the first activity in a series of activities of the second “Vietnam Coast Guard and Friends” exchange program in 2024.

At the conference, both sides agreed that 2024 marks a success in cooperation between the two forces. In addition to agreed cooperation contents, they also successfully conducted other activities, such as exchange on Party and political work, and joint exercise in the fight against all kinds of crime at sea, among others.

Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao at the event

Major General Yu Zhong speaks at the event.

In 2025, both sides would like to boost cooperation in other activities, such as informing each other about illegal fishing activities of trawlers in the Gulf of Tonkin; boosting information sharing related to law enforcement at sea; handling arising issues at sea, to name but a few. The Chinese Coast Guard is scheduled to visit Vietnam after concluding the joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line for the first time. They also agreed to organize the 2nd exchange on Party and political work in China, the 5th Vietnam-China Young Coast Guard Officers Exchange, and others. The 9th Vietnam-China Coast Guard Work Meeting will take place next year.

Delegates pose for a joint photo.

The two sides sign the minutes of the meeting.

* On the same day, Ship CSB 8005, together with a delegation of the Vietnam Coast Guard, led by Senior Colonel Nguyen Minh Khanh, Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Region 3, docked at Kochi city in Kerala state, India, starting a visit to exchange and share experience with the Indian Coast Guard.

Translated by Minh Anh