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Nikolai Makarov (2nd L Front), chief of
the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, views small arms of the
Chinese army during the joint military drill, dubbed "Peace Mission-2009,"
in the Taonan tactical training base of the Chinese People's Liberation
Army (PLA) in northeast China's Jilin Province, July 23, 2009. Chen
Bingde, chief the PLA General Staff, and Nikolai Makarov watched the
military drills in Taonan on Thursday. Up to 1,300 army and air force
personnel from each side took part in the drill, scheduled to run from
July 22-26 in Khabarovsk of Russia and the Taonan tactical training base.
(Xinhua/Zha Chunming)
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China, Russia kick off joint anti-terror exercise
KHABAROVSK, Russia, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian troops on Wednesday began a five-day joint military drill aimed at boosting their ability to fight terrorism.
Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, and Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, announced the beginning of the exercises, dubbed "Peace Mission-2009," at 11:40 a.m. (0040 GMT) in Russia's far eastern city of Khabarovsk. Full story
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