Russian And Chinese Troops To Hold Joint Military Drills In Northern China

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TASS: Russian, Chinese troops to hold joint drills in China’s north in August

Both Russia and China will send over 10,000 troops to participate in the joint maneuvers that will also involve aircraft and artillery

BEIJING, July 29. /TASS/. The Russian and Chinese troops will hold joint drills in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northern China in the first half of August, Spokesman for China’s Defense Ministry Wu Qian announced on Thursday.

"Based on the consensus reached between China and Russia, the Russian Armed Forces will take part in the drills West/Interaction-2021 that will run in China at the beginning and in the middle of August," the spokesman said.

The drills will run on the premises of the army training base in the town of Qingtongxia, the spokesman specified.

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WNU Editor: Chinese state media see these drills as a commitment to security in Central Asia .... Russia to join military drill in China, ‘displays mutual trust, eyes Central Asian security’ (Global Times).

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