A guided-missile frigate attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command steams forward during a training exercise in recent days. Photo:China Military

A vessel formation of the Chinese and Vietnamese navies will conduct the 39th joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf waters from Wednesday to Thursday in accordance with the relevant agreements and arrangements between the two militaries, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced in a statement on Tuesday.

This will further strengthen practical cooperation between the two militaries and enhance their capability to jointly safeguard the security of the relevant waters, the ministry said.

(Source: Global Times)