Quang Ninh, March 18 -- Chinese Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun arrived in Quang Ninh province of Vietnam on March 18 to attend activities under the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange.

Dong and a high-ranking delegation from China's Ministry of National Defence were officially welcomed by Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang.

Following the reception and a visit to the border marker, the two ministers planted a friendship tree at the border gate, symbolising their shared commitment to preserving and promoting the long-standing solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and China.

The two ministers and their delegations later attended the ground-breaking ceremony...