PANO - Troops from the Border Guard Command of Lao Cai province (Vietnam) and the Hong He district Border Police Force of Yunnan province (China) have recently conducted a joint patrol along the shared borderline.

The activity contributed to maintaining social order and promoting the fight against crime in their border areas on the occasion of their upcoming traditional Lunar New Year or Tet holiday.

The two sides handing over the report after the patrol

This time, Vietnam assigned six liaison officers to the Chinese side, while four Chinese troops joined the Vietnamese side, to patrol the areas on the two sides of the borderline from Landmarks No.87 to No.156, along the Red River and Nam Thi River by trucks, motorcycles, speedboats and on foot.

The two sides sent 34 patrol teams to deliver nearly 3,000 leaflets and carried out law education and information activities for local residents with the aim of urging them to observe the regulations of the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement signed by the two governments.

During the patrol program, they worked together to deal with the illegal acts on each side.

The two units have signed the bilateral patrol’s report and mapped out preparations for the next joint activity.

Source: bienphong.com.vn

Translated by Viet Anh