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China-India military drill kicks off in SW China

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2018-12-12 09:29:44CGTN Editor : Gu Liping ECNS App Download
Soldiers from Chinese and Indian armies train together in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 11, 2018. /Photo by Zhao Pengchao

Soldiers from Chinese and Indian armies train together in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 11, 2018. /Photo by Zhao Pengchao

A joint military drill between China and India kicked off on Tuesday in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province. An opening ceremony was held before the exercises started.

Codenamed "Hand-in-Hand 2018", the training aims to strengthen the counter-terrorism capabilities of the two armies.

During the 14-day event, troops from both sides will interact with each other. They are scheduled to have basic trainings, establish a unified anti-terrorism command and conduct live-fire anti-terrorism operations.

Wang Weijun, head of the Chinese side, said through this joint exercise, the two armies can learn good training methods from each other, which is conducive to improving their capabilities in response to the menace of terrorism.

"On the other hand, it will promote mutual trust between us and bring our exchange and cooperation to a higher level," said Wang.

The Indian side also expresses their expectation for this cooperation.

"The People's Liberation Army and the Indian army are both very professional armies. We have a lot to learn from each other. By these exchanges and such exercises, we can achieve a lot of synergy, understanding of each other's procedures and achieve anti-terror capability, so that we can… increase friendship between our two armies," said colonel Puneet Pratap Singh Tomar, head of the Indian side.

This is the seventh joint training in the series between the two sides since 2007. It will last until December 23.

 

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