The Sino-Lao “Peace Train - 2026” joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise opened on the morning of the 7th in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Leaders of the Lao Ministry of National Defense, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, the General Technical Department and the Ministry of Public Security of the Lao People's Army, the Defense Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Laos, members of the Chinese Guidance and Coordination Team, and officers and soldiers of the Chinese and Lao armies attended the opening ceremony. At the ceremony, the national anthem of China and Laos were first played. The head of the General Logistics Department of the Lao People's Army and the head of the Chinese Guidance and Coordination Team delivered separate speeches and announced the official start of the joint exercise. Major General Zhan Di, head of the General Logistics Department of the Lao People's Army, said in his speech that the Lao-China “Peace Train” joint exercise and medical service series is a platform to enhance the joint rescue and response capabilities of the two armies, fully demonstrating the close and friendly relationship between the two parties and the two armies. He believes that through this joint exercise, the two armies will further advance the deepening of security and service cooperation between the two armies. Colonel Wu Dan, head of the Chinese Guidance and Coordination Team, said that since 2017, the Chinese and Lao armies have held this series of joint performances 6 times. This time, the “Peace Train” medical team is once again visiting Laos, not only vividly implementing the requirements of the times to build an all-weather common destiny between China and Laos in the new era, but also an important practice of deepening exchanges and cooperation between the two armies in the field of logistics and security services. It will surely further enhance the traditional friendship between the two countries. According to the Chinese director of the joint exercise, He Zhen, the event will continue until late September, with the two sides using more than 700 troops. The joint performance was based on international humanitarian medical rescue from the super typhoon disaster, and a three-level command and four-level rescue system was set up, relying on health trains, field treatment equipment, unmanned intelligent equipment, etc., to organize mixed training, full-process joint training, and actual military exercises to explore cross-border joint medical rescue operation models, and further exercise and enhance the collaborative action and emergency response capabilities of the two armies. During the exercise, the two sides will also organize activities such as medical services and cultural exchanges.

The Sino-Lao “Peace Train - 2026” joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise opened on the morning of the 7th in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Leaders of the Lao Ministry of National Defense, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, the General Technical Department and the Ministry of Public Security of the Lao People's Army, the Defense Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Laos, members of the Chinese Guidance and Coordination Team, and officers and soldiers of the Chinese and Lao armies attended the opening ceremony. At the ceremony, the national anthem of China and Laos were first played. The head of the General Logistics Department of the Lao People's Army and the head of the Chinese Guidance and Coordination Team delivered separate speeches and announced the official start of the joint exercise. Major General Zhan Di, head of the General Logistics Department of the Lao People's Army, said in his speech that the Lao-China “Peace Train” joint exercise and medical service series is a platform to enhance the joint rescue and response capabilities of the two armies, fully demonstrating the close and friendly relationship between the two parties and the two armies. He believes that through this joint exercise, the two armies will further advance the deepening of security and service cooperation between the two armies. Colonel Wu Dan, head of the Chinese Guidance and Coordination Team, said that since 2017, the Chinese and Lao armies have held this series of joint performances 6 times. This time, the “Peace Train” medical team is once again visiting Laos, not only vividly implementing the requirements of the times to build an all-weather common destiny between China and Laos in the new era, but also an important practice of deepening exchanges and cooperation between the two armies in the field of logistics and security services. It will surely further enhance the traditional friendship between the two countries. According to the Chinese director of the joint exercise, He Zhen, the event will continue until late September, with the two sides using more than 700 troops. The joint performance was based on international humanitarian medical rescue from the super typhoon disaster, and a three-level command and four-level rescue system was set up, relying on health trains, field treatment equipment, unmanned intelligent equipment, etc., to organize mixed training, full-process joint training, and actual military exercises to explore cross-border joint medical rescue operation models, and further exercise and enhance the collaborative action and emergency response capabilities of the two armies. During the exercise, the two sides will also organize activities such as medical services and cultural exchanges.