Below are photos of the border guards on patrols and on duty at checkpoints.

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Troops guard around the clock at checkpoints.

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Troops hand over the shift.
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Troops in a special formation to prevent illegal entry and exit via borders.

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Despite darkness and rains at night, the border guards exert all-out efforts to prevent people from illegally entering and exiting across the borderline in Tu Mich commune, Loc Binh district, Lang Son province.

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The border guards stop Vietnamese people from illegally entering Vietnam from China.
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At a checkpoint in Thin village, Tu Mich commune, the border guard stay up all night to control the border.

Source: baobienphong

Translated by Mai Huong