By Bi Yunwei and Li Qingzhu
毕芸玮 李清竹
MONG CAI, Dec. 7 -- Eighty- four Chinese service members who will participate in the China-Vietnam "Peace Rescue 2021" joint medical exercise arrived at an exercise ground in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province of Vietnam, on the morning of December 6.
芒街12月6日电 参加中越两军“和平救援-2021”卫勤联合演习的84名中国军队官兵于6日上午采取公路机动方式，通过东兴口岸跨出国门，抵达越南广宁省芒街市演习地域。
Deputy chief of staff with the General Department of Logistics of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), together with the officials from the VPA Foreign Affairs Bureau and Military Medical Bureau, as well as local government officials, welcomed the Chinese troops at Mong Cai Port. Military Attaché Pan Tao from the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam also attended the welcome ceremony.
越南人民军后勤总局副参谋长何如利率越军外事局、军医局和广宁省及芒街市等军地领导在芒街口岸前迎接中方参演官兵，中国驻越南大使馆武官潘涛陪同。
The deputy chief of staff with the General Department of Logistics of the VPA expressed his sincere welcome to the Chinese participating troops. He said that the exercise is of great significance and both the Vietnamese and Chinese militaries attach great importance to it. He wished the joint exercise a complete success.
何如利对中方参演分队抵越参演表达诚挚欢迎，表示此次演习意义重大，越中两军都高度重视，精心准备，预祝联演取得圆满成功。
It is learnt that the joint exercise will officially kick off on December 10. According to the head of the participating Chinese medical team, the Chinese troops have carried out a two-week training course in China for preparation and will carry out joint training with their Vietnamese counterparts soon after arrival.
参加此次联演的中方医疗队队长徐昕明说，为确保此次中越首次卫勤联演顺利实施，中方参演分队前期在境内开展了为期两周的全流程封闭式训练，抵达后将第一时间全要素部署展开，与越方参演部队开展联合训练。
