The activity was part of an agreement between the Border Guard High Command at the Defence Ministry of Vietnam and the Border Control Bureau at the Chinese Ministry of Public Security.
In recent years, terrorism around the world has put much pressure on the border guard forces of both Vietnam and China. The border between Lao Cai and Yunnan is considered one of the hotspots where extremists take advantage of illegal immigration to conduct terrorist activities.
The exercise featured a simulated scenario where several terrorists from a third country sought to illegally cross the Lao Cai–Yunnan border.
The Vietnamese side sent 260 officers and soldiers to join Chinese colleagues in the drill.
After the drill, both sides learnt from the experience and agreed on several measures to enhance coordination in the fight against cross-border terrorism.
