Russia, China to Hold Second Joint War Games
Created: 04.07.2006 15:11 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:41 MSK, 16 hours 16 minutes ago
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Russia and China will stage joint military exercises for the second time following last year’s first-ever Russo-Chinese war games, the chief of the Russian General Staff was quoted as saying Tuesday.
Yuri Baluyevsky said he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie that the next round of maneuvers would be held in Russia, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
Baluyevsky declined to disclose the date of the exercises.
According to Associated Press, in August last year, some 10,000 troops, mostly Chinese and about 1,800 Russians, took part in major drills in the Shandong peninsula in the Yellow Sea.
China and Russia sought to reassure the region that the exercises weren’t directed against any country but the two giant neighbors have strengthened ties over shared concerns about U.S. dominance of world affairs.
The war games sparked debate in Russia over how closely the nation should cooperate with China, which many Russians see as a potential threat because of its size, economic might and proximity to sparsely populated, resource-rich Siberia.
Baluyevsky made the announcement during Russian military exercises in Siberia, close to the Chinese border.
“Joint maneuvers held by the armies of Russia and China are just another proof that the military activities of Russia and China are undoubtedly not targeted against each other,” ITAR-Tass quoted him as saying.
Russia, China to Hold Second Joint War Games
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