On Oct. 28, 2026, Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Department of
Boundary and Ocean Affairs Hou Yanqi met in Quang Ninh, Vietnam with Nguyen Dang
Thang, director of Vietnam’s National Border Committee. They exchanged views on
land-border and maritime issues and agreed to implement the high-level consensus
between the two parties and countries, use bilateral border and maritime
dialogue mechanisms, strengthen communication and coordination, properly manage
differences, and advance practical cooperation on both land and sea. They also
agreed to enhance coordination on border and maritime affairs at regional and
international levels. Prior to the meeting they jointly inspected the
Dongxing–Mong Cai border crossing.
