Beijing, Hanoi agree to continue joint patrols and to implement fishery, gas and oil projects

China and Vietnam are speeding up their maritime cooperation despite some setbacks, and this will help enhance mutual trust for resolving disputes, experts said.

Chinese and Vietnamese government delegations, led by Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, met on Monday in Beijing for border and maritime boundary negotiations.