4 Aug in 5:00 Newsweek
China has welcomed Russian troops to hold joint strategic drills for the first time next week on the territory of the People s Republic as part of growing ties between Beijing and Moscow,
Russian personnel were met with a warm reception over the weekend as Chinese People s Liberation Army Lieutenant General Liu Xiaowu, deputy commander of the Western Theater Command and commanding officer of Chinese forces in the upcoming exercise, presented a bouquet of flowers to members of the Russian military delegation visiting ahead of the Zapad-Interaction, or West-Interaction, drills set to play out from August 9 to 13.
Liu remarked that in the context of the big changes and pandemic, this is the first joint strategic exercise participated by Russian troops in China, according to a readout published Monday by the Chinese Defense Ministry.
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