The Vietnam Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard completed their joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line from April 19-21.
Vietnamese Coast Guard officers taking part in a joint patrol at sea with their Chinese counterparts.
This was their first joint patrol in 2022 and the fourth conducted after a fisheries cooperation agreement in the Gulf of Tonkin waters between Vietnam and China expired on June 30, 2020.
During their performance, the Coast Guard forces of the two countries conducted telephone exchanges and supervised fishing vessels in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line.
They also popularized regulations on fishing and COVID-19 control, along with practicing joint search and rescue at sea.
Colonel Tran Van Tho, Commander of the Coast Guard Region 1 of the Vietnam Coast Guard, noted that the joint patrol was successful, contributing to promoting the relationship between the two Parties, States and people of Vietnam and China in general, and between the two Coast Guard forces in particular.
