China, Vietnam enhance security across border

With latest exchanges, two sides look for ways to strengthen regional peace

The Chinese and Vietnamese militaries will enhance exchanges and cooperation in various fields and jointly safeguard peace and security in the border area, senior officials said on Monday.

General Wei Fenghe, State councilor and minister of national defense, met with his Vietnamese counterpart, General Ngo Xuan Lich, on Monday in Longzhou county in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region for the fifth China-Vietnam high-level border exchanges between the two militaries. The meeting runs until Wednesday.