Russian troops have become a key partner of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in terms of the number of joint military exercises over the past decade. newspaper reports South China Morning Post.
According to the publication, since 2012, when Xi Jinping was the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the PLA has participated in about 45 military exercises involving the Russian army. It is emphasized that 20 of these are Russian-Chinese bilateral exercises.
The newspaper also points out that the joint exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in which both Russia and China participated, have become increasingly important in recent years. In addition, the media emphasizes that, on the contrary, the military cooperation between China and the USA has declined.
On August 11, Colonel Douglas McGregor, former adviser to the Pentagon chief, reported that a group of Russian and Chinese ships had appeared off the coast of Alaska. caused It worries United States officials.
On July 28, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the warships of Russia and China started For joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean. It was announced that the objectives of the patrol were to strengthen maritime cooperation between the Russian Federation and China, as well as to ensure peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Ships, corvettes, naval tankers, destroyers and patrol vessels are participating in the exercise.
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