Ministry of Defense: The Chinese and Vietnamese militaries will continue to inject positive energy for stability into regional peace and prosperity.

On the afternoon of March 26, the Ministry of Defense held a regular press conference, where Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Defense News Bureau and spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, answered questions from reporters.

Reporter: This month, China and Vietnam held the first ministerial meeting of the diplomatic, defense, and public security "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism, with the two defense ministers jointly presiding over border defense friendly exchange activities. How do you evaluate the strategic significance of the China-Vietnam "3+3" mechanism? What specific arrangements are there for military exchanges and cooperation between China and Vietnam in 2026?

Jiang Bin: In mid-March, China and Vietnam successfully held the first ministerial meeting of the diplomatic, defense, and public security "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism, after which the two militaries continued to hold the tenth border defense friendly exchange activity, with Defense Minister Dong Jun participating in these two important events. The China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism is an important strategic communication platform that both sides have pioneered globally, and the border defense friendly exchange activities are also an important exchange and cooperation brand jointly created by both sides, fully reflecting the high level and uniqueness of the relationship between the two countries and their militaries.

The friendship between China and Vietnam is deep, comrades and brothers. China and Vietnam are socialist friendly neighbors and a community of shared destiny with strategic significance. In recent years, military exchanges and cooperation between the two countries have continued to deepen and expand, achieving new progress and results in high-level exchanges, joint exercises and training, and border cooperation. In the face of a complex and severe international situation and increasingly challenging external security threats, the two militaries of China and Vietnam will, under the strategic guidance of the highest leaders of the two parties and two countries, closely communicate strategically, enhance military mutual trust, and strengthen practical cooperation in areas such as political military building, maritime security, and multilateral collaboration, jointly safeguarding the security and development interests of both countries, and injecting stability and positive energy into regional peace and prosperity.