China and Vietnam hold the seventh border defense friendly exchange Wei Fenghe and Vietnamese defense minister pan Wenjiang attended the meeting Reporter Li Jingxuan reported that on April 23, the seventh China Vietnam border defense friendly exchange activity was held in Longzhou County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guanghe County, Gaoping City, Gaoping Province, Vietnam and relevant port areas. State Councilor and Minister of defense Wei Fenghe and Vietnamese Minister of defense pan Wenjiang led delegations to participate respectively. In the context of the epidemic, the two sides held friendly exchanges on border national defense for two consecutive years, reflecting the deep friendship of "comrades and brothers" and maintaining the good momentum of friendly exchanges between the two armies. The two armed forces should maintain high-level strategic communication, strengthen maritime security cooperation, promote exchanges in professional fields and close multilateral coordination. We should improve the border defense cooperation mechanism, crack down on cross-border crimes, do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and jointly safeguard the peace and tranquility of the China Vietnam border. We should properly handle maritime differences, prevent interference and destruction by foreign countries, promote cooperation in the South China Sea and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea. Pan Wenjiang thanked China for providing Vietnam with assistance for the new coronavirus vaccine and wished the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China a success. Pan Wenjiang said that developing Vietnam China relations is a priority of Vietnam's diplomacy, and defense cooperation is an important pillar of Vietnam China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Vietnam is willing to deepen practical cooperation with China in border defense cooperation, military political work, military medicine and other fields, and make new contributions to maintaining border peace and stability and promoting bilateral relations. The two sides also exchanged views on the international and regional security situation and the situation in Ukraine. During the event, the two sides painted red boundary markers and inscriptions, planted friendship trees, and visited local primary schools in Vietnam. (outlook new era)