Border Guard of Ly Van Border Gate and Border Management Company of Daxin district (China) agree on conducting bilateral patrols

Border Guard of Ly Van Border Gate is one of the units that well carry out the border guard diplomacy. This unit and the Border Management Company of Daxin district (China) have held many meetings and conducted bilateral patrols to protect the border. Specifically, the two sides coordinated to organize the handling of 32 rafts operating illegally on the border river from landmark 837/1 to landmark 842.

Politician of Ly Van Border Gate Border Guard Station, Hoang Van Bac, said that joint patrol activities have contributed to further strengthening the solidarity and friendly relationship between the border management forces of the two sides. At the bilateral meetings and patrols, the two sides informed each other and discussed the situation related to border security sovereignty and political security in both sides' border areas; agreed on measures to manage activities near the border area to ensure law enforcement on the border river and border areas; satisfactorily resolved issues arising in their management areas.

The Border Post of Ta Lung International Border Gate (Cao Bang province, Vietnam) on July 12 attended a border protection brand themed “Joining hands to build friendship border units and peaceful border gates” in Longzhou district, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Head of Ta Lung International Border Guard post Nguyen Huu Thao said that during the event, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding to implement the content of taking turns organizing a "civilian reception day" for each side so that the heads of both sides' units can respond to comments from business representatives, immigration tourists and residents; carrying out bilateral patrols to fight and prevent violating activities on the border; and jointly deploying legal propaganda for people on both sides of the border to comply with the laws and exit and entry policies of the two countries.

Leaders of the two sides pressing button to launch the border protection brand themed “Joining hands to build friendship border units and peaceful border gates”

In the first six months of 2023, the border guards of both sides held 7 talks with the participants of 46 turns; had 143 on-site meetings at the border guard post level; conducted joint patrols from landmark 942 to landmark 945 with 24 participants. The two sides have carried out the work of returning and receiving 121 cases/ 3,787 citizens illegally entering and exiting the country. The two sides sent 509 letters to each other and made 46 phone calls via the hotline. The content of the talks, letters and phone calls via the hotline is to exchange information on the epidemic situation, border and border gate situation, border crime, receiving and returning of illegal entry-exit citizens.

Border guard diplomacy in Cao Bang province in border protection management, border gates, and epidemic prevention has contributed to firmly protecting national border territorial sovereignty and maintaining security and order in border areas and border gates. This has strengthened solidarity, friendship, understanding and trust between the two countries' functional forces, contributing to building a border of peace, stability, cooperation and development.

However, bilateral patrol activities and meetings between the two sides have not been carried out as planned. Coordination to fight cross-border crimes is not very effective and not commensurate with the actual situation. In addition, limited equipment, technical means, and funding also affect border guard diplomacy and do not meet actual task requirements.

Dismantling illegal rafts on the border river at landmark 842 area

Colonel Dang Hong Quan, Political Commissar of the Border Guard of Cao Bang province, said that in the coming time, the provincial Border Guard force will well carry out border guard to meet mission requirements in the new situation. Specifically, the Border Guard of the province will direct affiliated units to conduct periodic talks, meetings, and border patrols in order to promptly exchange information and coordinate well in handling incidents occurring on the border. This aims to effectively fight and prevent all types of crimes, illegal immigration activities and disease prevention. Local governments in border districts are recommended to strengthen consultations and talks with the Chinese side to resolve outstanding issues on the border as well as speed up the progress of upgrading border gate pairs.