Bangkok, Dec. 31 -- China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand carried out their 160th joint patrol and law enforcement operation along the Mekong River from December 26-29, involving about approximately 170 personnel and six patrol vessels.
The operation began at Guanlei Port and ended at Jingha Port, both in Yunnan province of China.
Humphan Keovanglat, political commissar of the military area of Luang Namtha province in Laos, said the patrols have greatly improved safety and stability. Cross-border travel is now smooth and secure, trade flows seamlessly, and people's sense of happiness and fulfilment has increased, he said.
Than Naing Oo, captain of Myanmar's No 171 patrol boat, said the joint mechanism allows for rapid intelligence sharing.
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