BEIJING – Chinese and Russian forces will conduct joint army training in southern Russia later this month with troops from Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan and others, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.
Training from the Caucasus 2020 will deploy cars with wheels and small arms to be sent to training through the latest Chinese transport aircraft, the ministry said in a statement.
Exercises from September 21-26 will focus on defensive tactics, fence and battlefield and command, the ministry said.
Training is of specific importance for China-Russian relations “at a time when the global world is fighting the pandemic,” he said.
China has reported new cases of domestic coronavirus in weeks, while Russia continues to see new cases and has reported more than one million people inflamed.
Since the status quo of a “comprehensive strategic partnership” 20 years ago, China and Russia have been cooperating ever more strongly on military and diplomatic problems, largely to counter American influence. Their armies conduct joint training and help each other at the UN. problems such as Syria and North Korea.
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