Dien Bien, March 20 -- Delegations from Vietnam's Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard and China's Mengzi Regional Border Guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on March 20 jointly held a ceremony to launch the 2026 bilateral patrol at Border Marker No. 3 along the Vietnam-China border.

At the event, commanders of both sides affirmed that the annual joint patrols between the Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard and the Mengzi Regional Border Guard reflect close coordination and stand out as a highlight in border external affairs, contributing to building a borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.

After the ceremony, patrol forces from the A Pa Chai Border Guard Station under the Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard an...