Attending the ceremony were Senior Colonel Tran Nguyen Ky, Deputy Commanding Officer of the Lai Chau Provincial Border Guard Command and Head of the Vietnamese side of the joint patrol, and Mr. She Faquan, Deputy Head of the Honghe Border Management Unit and Head of the Chinese side.
At the Ma Lu Thang - Jin Shui He border gate pair, the two sides jointly organized the launch ceremony for the 2026 joint border patrol program. During the event, they exchanged views on the coordination mechanism for joint patrols and briefed each other on recent developments in border management.
This joint patrol was led by the Lai Chau Provincial Border Guard Command. Each side established four patrol teams and exchanged two liaison officer groups, comprising four officers, to conduct joint patrols along the border section from border marker No.17 to border marker No.71 on the Vietnam–China land border area.
The two sides adopted a combination of vehicle-based and foot patrols, implementing joint patrol activities in accordance with the principle of “border-to-border, point-to-point, and line-to-line” coordination.
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Senior Colonel Tran Nguyen Ky (left), Deputy Commanding Officer of the Lai Chau Provincial Border Guard Command (Vietnam), presents flowers to Deputy Head of Honghe Border Management Unit of China She Faquan. |
During the patrol, 64 officers and soldiers from four teams participated, utilizing six vehicles. The joint forces distributed more than 300 leaflets to conduct legal education and awareness-raising activities for over 300 local residents in border areas. The total patrol distance covered exceeded 150 kilometers.
At the conclusion of the joint patrol, both sides agreed that the program had been conducted successfully, achieving its intended objectives. They also reached consensus on future coordination measures, including maintaining regular information exchange on border-related issues through official correspondence and hotlines to promptly coordinate the handling of emerging incidents.
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Patrol Team No.2 conducts a mutual saluting ceremony on the border. |
Both sides agreed to further strengthen joint patrols and border control efforts, resolutely combat crimes and violations such as illegal entry and exit, human trafficking, and smuggling, and work together to maintain security, order, and stability in border areas.
In addition, the two sides agreed to continue enhancing information dissemination and education on border-related laws and policies, thereby raising legal awareness and the sense of responsibility for border protection among residents on both sides, with a view to preventing and reducing border-related crimes.
Translated by Trung Thanh