New vitality on the border land of Cao Bang after the war in 1979

The 1979 border war has long since passed, but the memory of this event has never faded in the hearts of the people and veterans who fought to protect the border land of Cao Bang .

Veterans of Regiment 567 revisit Keng Rieng cave, where 23 soldiers died.

After the war, Cao Bang's economic infrastructure was severely damaged, leaving only ruins and ruins. However, overcoming all difficulties, the cadres, soldiers and people of Cao Bang always united, joining hands to build a peaceful, prosperous and beautiful homeland and border. In the early days of the Giap Thin Spring, reporters had the opportunity to meet veteran Ho Tuan and his comrades who fought with him in the battle to protect Khau Chia Pass in the past. Mr. Tuan recalled February 1979. At that time, with a modest number of troops and limited weapons, our army had only one regiment but had to confront an entire army corps of the enemy. With an indomitable spirit and intelligence and creativity, he and his comrades fought bravely, successfully defending Khau Chia Pass, stopping the enemy's advance. Now, when the war has receded, the soldiers of the past, although old, still love, unite, and work together to build a prosperous life and happy families. Mr. Tuan and his comrades in the Liaison Committee of Regiment 567 led reporters to revisit the battle sites, burn incense and offer prayers to the souls of their comrades at Keng Rieng Cave (Quoc Phong Commune, Quang Hoa District). Here, 23 soldiers sacrificed their lives. In memory of their comrades, the veterans of Regiment 567 contributed their own money to buy back land from the people, built beautiful and clean incense altars at two locations in Quang Hoa District to worship and burn incense for the martyrs. They also assigned people to regularly look after, clean, and burn incense for the martyrs at the two altars and visit them on holidays and Tet. With the attention and investment of the Party and the State, the former border area of ​​Cao Bang has risen from a poor, backward, and desolate place to become a prosperous and prosperous countryside. The rural and urban areas of the province have developed into modern and civilized areas. Implementing Resolution No. 05-NQ/TU dated July 4, 2016 of the Provincial Party Committee on leadership "Building a comprehensively strong border area", authorities at all levels have made efforts to care for socio-economic development and improve people's lives. The locality has effectively implemented national target programs, focusing on developing agriculture and forestry, promoting economic restructuring, and eliminating hunger and reducing poverty. In addition, the province has taken advantage of the Central Government's investment to expand and upgrade provincial roads to border gates, border belt roads, and border security patrol roads. Cao Bang takes the development of border gate economy and tourism economy as its spearhead. In 2023, the import-export turnover in the area will reach nearly 700 million USD, growing by nearly 10% per year. Tourists to Cao Bang are estimated at 1.9 million, exceeding the plan by 12%, up 23% compared to the pre-Covid-19 period in 2019. Of which, international tourists are estimated at 34 thousand.

The newly invested and constructed Bang Giang river embankment street has become a highlight for the landscape of Cao Bang city. Photo: VNA

According to Mr. Hoang Xuan Anh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Cao Bang province, in order to accelerate socio-economic development, the province has been focusing on improving transport infrastructure to narrow the geographical gap with other localities in the region. Focusing on developing border gate economy, from 2021 to present, the province has granted 9 new projects in the border gate economic zone with a total registered capital of more than 437 billion VND; to date, there are 64 domestic and foreign investment projects with a total registered capital of 9,639 billion VND (of which 43 projects have been completed and put into operation). It is expected that when put into use, the expressway will become a strong driving force for Cao Bang's development. In addition, the locality regularly pays attention to border security protection, foreign affairs between government levels, people-to-people diplomacy; actively coordinates in the fight against crime, and border security protection. The war is over and a new vitality is sprouting in the border areas of Cao Bang.

VNA - Nhandan.vn

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