According to the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, from July 29 to August 2, Liu Sanjiang, a member of the party group and deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, visited Vietnam and Laos to have in-depth exchanges with relevant departments in Vietnam and Laos on combating cross-border crimes such as tobacco counterfeiting and smuggling, and deepening law enforcement cooperation. During his visit to Vietnam, Liu Sanjiang held working talks with relevant officials from Vietnam's General Administration of Customs and Ministry of Industry and Trade. The two sides have thoroughly implemented a series of important agreements reached by the top leaders of China and Vietnam, and have had in-depth exchanges on strengthening law enforcement cooperation and intelligence information exchange, cracking down on cross-border crimes of tobacco counterfeiting and smuggling, and strictly investigating and punishing illegal acts of counterfeiting Chinese brand cigarette trademarks. Liu Sanjiang thanked Vietnam for its cooperation and support in the fight against the crime of tobacco counterfeiting and smuggling across borders. He said he hopes to give full play to the role of the joint patrol mechanism in the Beibu Gulf, deepen information sharing and intelligence exchange, and work together to crack down on the criminal activities of tobacco counterfeiting and smuggling across borders. During his visit to Laos, Liu Sanjiang held working talks with relevant officials of the Lao Ministry of Public Security. The two sides thoroughly implemented the important consensus of the top leaders of China and Laos on building an all-weather common destiny between China and Laos in the new era, focused on outstanding issues of cross-border illegal trade in tobacco specialty products, and exchanged views on deepening law enforcement cooperation, severely cracking down on various types of tobacco-related cross-border illegal activities, and strengthening intellectual property protection for Chinese cigarette trademarks. Liu Sanjiang said that China thanks the Lao side for its strong cooperation in anti-cigarette counterfeiting and anti-smuggling operations, proposed promoting the establishment of an intelligence and information exchange mechanism on smoke-related cases, and continuing to strengthen cooperation in joint border investigations and illegal tobacco traceability crackdown. Meanwhile, Liu Sanjiang also visited the Chinese embassies in Vietnam and Laos, held talks with relevant responsible comrades, and had in-depth exchanges on strengthening communication with relevant foreign departments and ensuring cross-border law enforcement cooperation. Relevant officials from the Department of Monopoly Supervision and Administration of the State Administration, the Fujian Provincial Bureau, and the Guangxi District Bureau participated in the visit.

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