Vietnamese, Chinese border guards hold joint patrolThe border guard forces of Vietnam and China on April 11 conducted for the first time a joint patrol at provincial level along the shared border line in the Lao Cai-Hekou International Border Gate area. The border guard forces of Vietnam and China on April 11 conduct for the first time a joint patrol at provincial level along the shared border line. In recent times, the Lao Cai province’s border guard and the Mengzi border guard, China’s Yunnan province, have cooperated in managing and protecting the border line. Both border guard forces have worked to provide people living along the border lines and organisations and individuals operating in the border area with related legal documents. After the joint patrol, they reached consensus on joint patrol plans for the second quarter of this year, and agreed to promote the fight against cross-border smuggling and illegal immigration.

Source: VietNamNet News April 11, 2018 14:48 UTC