Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh met with Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan in Singapore on February 5.
The defence ministers of China, Japan and the US expressed their countries’ support for ASEAN’s central role during meetings with their ASEAN counterparts in the Philippines on October 23.
Malaysia and China are planning to establish a high-level committee with the participation of their defence ministers to discuss all aspects in bilateral defence cooperation.
Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich met with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in Beijing on January 13, saying that their ministries’ cooperation has continued to help bolster the countries’ political trust.
China wants to deepen result-oriented defence cooperation with Vietnam, stated Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan during his meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh.
A delegation of Vietnam’s Defence Ministry took part in the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial meeting in London on September 8, together with defence ministers and officials from 75 countries.
The official friendly visit to China by Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich has achieved crucial agreements, prominently the mutual affirmation that the two sides need a peaceful environment to grow.
The Defence Ministers of China and Vietnam agreed to deepen defence ties between the two countries, thus bringing pragmatic interests to their people and contributing to regional peace and stability.
The 6th ASEAN-China Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos, on May 25 as part of the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).
Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan hailed the third border defence friendship exchange between the two countries as a success.
Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquanwitnessed a joint patrol of the two countries’ border soldiers in Chi Ma border gate, in northern Lang Son province.
Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Chang Wanquan discussed the sea dispute that has affected relations between Vietnam and China.
Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Senior Lieut. Gen. Chang Wanquan discussed defence ties between Vietnam and China over the phone on December 31.
Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan vowed to deepen bilateral defense cooperation during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur on November 5.
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