Vietnam's CSB 8003 and China's CSB 4203 conduct joint patrol near the demarcation line in the Tonkin Gulf. Photo: V.Tôn-L.Giang/tintuc.vn

The joint patrol has contributed to peace, stability, and cooperation at sea. The two sides patrolled through 13 points along the demarcation line in the Tonkin Gulf. They conducted phone discussions, and checked and monitored one Chinese fishing vessel and three from Vietnam, and stepped up dissemination on regulations related to fishing and COVID-19 prevention and control.

During a phone call with a representative from the China Coast Guard, Colonel Tran Van Tho, deputy commander, chief of staff of the High Command of the Coast Guard Region 1, and head of the Vietnamese patrol force, stressed that both sides had coordinated closely and performed the approved plan.