In order to protect the Chinese citizens in the Mekong River Basin and the legitimate rights and interests of navigation safety of life and property, No. 10 last month, Myanmar and Thailand in the old four-nation joint patrol the Mekong River for the first time law enforcement aspect has to track news reported. A golden waterway, the four countries combined law enforcement. Today, the Mekong River shipping order is gradually restored. This morning, CCTV correspondent on board the Chinese enforcement vessels patrolling off tired from the port of Yunnan, in the next few days following the joint patrol of law enforcement experience, the whole process.
Today, half past seven with three rounds of green flares launched, the correspondent law enforcement patrol boat ride from Port Yunnan sail off tired. After half an hour of sailing, has been pulled into the Mekong River between Laos and Myanmar leg. Boat down the river, the reporter left, Laos, Myanmar, the right hand side is. Enforcement vessels will have the channel along the Mekong River, sailing into Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, the border between the waters, which is the frequent cases of water law and order, that is, we are all familiar with the famous Golden Triangle.
Now up and down the Mekong heavy rain, which both sides of the mountain valley and the middle of the mist-shrouded valleys, and to see a lot of rocks and rapids. A feature of the Mekong waterway particularly sharp bends, which made for great sailing challenges. Since the last joint enforcement, the Mekong River Basin is to reproduce its vitality. 7 half-day has not been large bright, the merchant is not a lot of the habit of night, a beginning to see which merchant sailing in the channel, with the enforcement of the ship’s progress, a steady stream of merchant ships in the channel to see some of them appear, they go through law enforcement ship when the ship’s crew to the law enforcement patrol boat waved.
Mekong waterway is very complex, very poor natural conditions, many rapids, and are particularly vulnerable to stranding. The other is the waters of the Golden Triangle is also armed drug trafficking activities of arms smuggling is rampant, the ship is the frequent occurrence of attacks, so the officers and soldiers and police to participate in tasks that may be encountered for a number of specific emergency situation drills and to develop a more comprehensive plan. Reporters interviewed on the deck is the task of observation, a police guard, he was armed and wearing bullet-proof helmets, bullet-proof jackets there wearing knee, carrying light weapons. Reporters also asked to put housing in accordance with body armor, wear a helmet.
