HCM City, Nov. 25 -- Ships 09 and 17 of Brigade 171 under Naval Region 2 docked at the brigade's port in Ho Chi Minh City's Rach Dua ward on November 25, completing the 39th joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin between the Vietnamese and Chinese navies. The joint patrol between the Vietnam People's Navy and the People's Liberation Army Navy of China in the Gulf of Tonkin has been an annual coordinated activity between the two sides since 2006.

Speaking at the reception of the ship fleet, Rear Admiral Nguyen Van Quan, Commander of Naval Region 2, affirmed that the success of the joint patrol helped strengthen mutual trust and understanding, and contributed to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation, and development between Vietnam and Chi...