Vietnamese and Chinese navies carried out their second joint patrol in the Tonkin Gulf on December 28 in implementation of an agreement between the navies of the two countries.

Two Vietnamese and two Chinese patrol boats took part in the joint patrol in the common fishing area defined by the Vietnam-China Agreement for Fisheries Cooperation.

The two sides cooperated closely during the patrol, and were ready to join hands in maintaining security and order, and timely informed each other of the situation in the patrolled area.

The joint navy patrol helped promote friendly and cooperative relations between the two armies and navies of Vietnam and China, and contributed to the implementation of the bilateral cooperation agreement between the navies for peace, stability, and prosperous development in the Tonkin Gulf and the region.

The first joint navy patrol was held in April 2006.