Major military drills jointly participated in by China and Russia

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China Military Online
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Yao Jianing
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2018-09-12 17:54:53
The file photo shows that Chinese and Russian soldiers look through the sights of their rifles during the Peace Mission 2018 Joint anti-terrorism military exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Luo Shunyu)

By Fan Yongqiang

TSUGOL, Russia, Sept. 12 (ChinaMil) -- Since the "Peace Mission" joint exercise in 2005, the Chinese and Russian armed forces have participated in a number of joint exercises under the bilateral and multilateral frameworks. These joint military exercises witnessed the continuous development of the pragmatic and friendly cooperation between the two militaries.

From August 18 to 25, 2005, the China-Russia "Peace Mission-2005" joint military exercise was held in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East and east China's Shandong Peninsula and nearby waters. China and Russia sent nearly 10,000 soldiers from the army, navy, air force, airborne troops, Marine Corps, and the logistic support forces to the exercise.

From August 9 to 17, 2007, the "Peace Mission-2007" joint anti-terrorism military exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Urumqi, capital of west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Russia’s Chelyabinsk. The number of participants from Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and other countries reached 4,000. Among them, about 1,600 were from China and about 2,000 were from Russia.

From July 22 to 26, 2009, China-Russia "Peace Mission-2009" joint anti-terrorism exercise was held in Russia's Khabarovsk and China's Taonan Tactical Training Base. China and Russia sent 1,300 troops respectively to the joint exercise.

From April 22 to 27, 2012, the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2012" military exercise was held in waters near the east China’s port city of Qingdao. China and Russia sent 25 warships, 13 aircraft, and 9 helicopters as well as 2 special operations detachments to the joint exercise.

From July 5 to 12, 2013, the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2013" military exercise was held in the Peter the Great Bay of Russia. Eighteen surface ships of various types, one submarine, three fixed-wing aircraft, five ship-borne helicopters, and special operations forces from China and Russia participated in the exercise.

From July 27 to August 15, 2013, the China-Russia "Peace Mission-2013" joint anti-terrorism military exercise was held at the Chebarkul Training Range in Chelyabinsk of Russia. 646 troops from China and 600 troops from Russia participated in the exercise.

From May 20 to 26, 2014, the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2014" military exercise was held in waters and airspace of the northern part of the East China Sea. A total of 14 surface ships of various types, 2 submarines, 9 fixed-wing aircraft, ship-borne helicopters, and special operations detachments took part in the exercise.

From August 24 to 29, 2014, the "Peace Mission-2014" joint anti-terrorism military exercise of the SCO member states was held in the Zhurihe Training Base in China. China and Russia sent nearly 10,000 troops to the exercise.

In mid-May and late August 2015, the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2015" military exercise was carried out for the first time in different phases in the Mediterranean Sea, the Peter the Great Bay in Russia, waters off the Clerk Cape, and the Sea of Japan. China and Russia sent a variety of surface ships, ship-borne helicopters, special operations detachments, and amphibious equipment to the exercise.

From September 12 to 19, 2016, the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2016" military exercise was held in waters and airspace east of Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. China sent 8 surface ships, 19 planes, some amphibious equipment, and marine corps. The Russian side sent 5 vessels, 2 ship-borne helicopters, marine corps, and some amphibious armored equipment to the exercise.

From September 15 to 21, 2016, the "Peace Mission-2016" joint anti-terrorism military exercise of the SCO member states was held in Kyrgyzstan. China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan sent a total of 1,100 troops from the army and air force to participate in the exercise.

From July 21 to 28, 2017, the China-Russia "Joint Sea-2017" military exercise was held in southeastern waters of the Baltic Sea. Surface ships, aircraft, and marine corps from China and Russia participated in the exercise.

From August 24 to 29, 2018, the "Peace Mission-2018" joint anti-terrorism military exercise of the SCO member states was held at the Chebarkul Training Range in Chelyabinsk of Russia. More than 3,000 people and 500 pieces of weaponry and equipment from China, Russia, and other SCO member states took part in the exercise.

 

 

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