On April 17, Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted an official welcome ceremony at Huu Nghi Border Gate in Lang Son province for Chinese Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun and a high-level delegation of the Chinese Ministry of National Defence..
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang welcomed Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun led high-level delegations to visit Huu Nghi International Border Gate's Border Post. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang welcomed Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun led high-level delegations to visit Huu Nghi International Border Gate's Border Post. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang welcomed Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun at the ceremony. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Sen. Lt. Col. Doan Duy Tien, Head of the Huu Nghi International Border Gate's Border Post, briefed the delegations on cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese border forces. The post oversees more than 3.91 km of the borderline and 19 boundary markers adjacent to Youyi town, Pingxiang city, Guangxi province of China.
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang welcomed Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun review the guard of honour. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang welcomed Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun review the guard of honour. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang (R) and Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Well-wishers welcome the two Defence Ministers and their entourage. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
During the visit, Defence Minister Giang and Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun presented gifts to the unit and watched a friendly volleyball match.
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| The Vietnamese and Chinese Ministers of National Defense cheer on a friendly volleyball match between the border guard forces of the two countries. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Defence Minister Giang and Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun presented gifts to the unit and watched a friendly volleyball match. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The delegations then visited Viettel’s Lang Son Logistics Park, a major transshipment hub designed to handle up to 1,500 vehicles per day by 2034. The facility integrates advanced technologies such as smart customs gates, automated pallet loading systems, intelligent traffic management, and e-commerce parcel sorting. These innovations are expected to reduce customs clearance time by up to 40%.
On this occasion, the two Defence Ministers planted a tree and visited a friendship garden cultivated by the youth from both countries’ armed forces in the border area, symbolising the younger generation’s commitment to preserving and promoting the longstanding tradition of Vietnam–China solidarity and friendship.
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang (R) and Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun plant a tree at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun after planting the tree. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The visit concluded with a cultural performance by artists from both countries and a tour of an exhibition showcasing logistics technologies currently used at Viettel Post’s sorting centres.
