A Vietnamese naval delegation on board two ships from the Vietnam People’s Navy, HQ 011 and HQ 012, arrived at the port city of Zhanjiang in the Chinese province of Guangdong on Tuesday morning to visit the Chinese Navy’s Nanhai Fleet.

>> Vietnam joins naval patrol with China The delegation was received by Deputy Chief of Staff of Nanhai Fleet Major General Zhang Yundan. That afternoon the delegation, led by Colonel Nguyen Duc Ngo, paid a visit to the Fleet. Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho accompanied the group. The delegation was received by the Fleet’s Deputy Commander and during the reception, Colonel Nho briefed the Chinese official about the main content of the 15th joint sea patrol between the two Vietnamese naval ships, HQ 011 and HQ 012, and Chinese naval forces belonging to the Nanhai Fleet on June 24.

During the patrol, the two sides practiced search and rescue activities and exchanged their experience in this field. 

The joint patrol aims to improve coordination in implementing the agreement on joint patrol with the Chinese navy, and strengthen the friendly relationship and the mutual understanding between the two armies and navies of Vietnam and China. The Fleet’s Deputy Commander congratulated on the success of the joint patrol and expressed his hope that the two countries’ naval forces will further cooperate in joint patrols, training and exchange of information about the security situation at sea. The same day, the Vietnamese delegation visited the People’s Committee of Zhanjiang city. Since 2005, Vietnamese naval forces and the Nanhai Fleet have set up and organized joint patrol activities in the Gulf of Tonkin, creating good conditions for the two sides to expand their cooperation and boost exchanges, contributing to enhancing the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and China.