China, Laos hold fifth border defense friendship exchange

Source-stated date: 14 October 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published14 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-10-14 17:56:42 UTC, run 170
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The PLA Southern Theater Command's Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Wang Xianfeng, met his Lao counterpart, Senior Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, on October 13 at Mohan Port in Xishuangbanna for the fifth iteration of the China-Laos border defense friendship exchange, which included a boundary monument repainting, inspection of a Chinese border defense company, and observation of light weapons and drone training. The exchange documents the institutionalized bilateral military relationship along the Yunnan-Laos border, now in its fifth cycle, with the drone training observation being the most operationally specific detail the article adds to the established pattern of these events.

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KUNMING, Oct. 14 -- China and Laos held the fifth border defense friendship exchange on October 13 in Mengla County and Mohan Port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture , Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Chinese delegation hosted a welcome ceremony at Mohan Port. Vice Admiral Wang Xianfeng, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command, and Senior Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Laos and Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army, repainted the inscription on the boundary monument and took a group photo. The two sides visited a Chinese border defense company, reviewed the achievements of past friendly exchanges, and observed light weapons and equipment, as well as drone training. They also jointly planted a friendship tree, and subsequently donated teaching materials to Shuangyong Hope Primary School in Mohan Town.

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Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-10-14
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "China, Laos hold fifth border defense friendship exchange." China Military Online (EN), 2026-10-14. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16493123.html.

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