Russia, China Hold Massive Military Exercises in Central Asia

http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4557 ^

[Srirangan]

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The 17-day drills, which began on September 9, are aimed at testing the interoperability of the SCO armed forces in rendering assistance to a member state involved in an internal armed conflict or subjected to a terrorist attack.

The exercises involve some 5,000 servicemen from five of the six SCO member states - Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Uzbekistan has chosen not to take part.
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[RexBeach]

I don’t believe the reason given for these exercises.

It’s axiomatic that the Russkies and the ChiComs lie like rugs about such things.

[edpc]

I think it’s of interest, but I don’t believe I’d call a 5000 man exercise “massive.”

[aegiscg47]

To the media who call a Burke class destroyer a "battleship" and a C-130 a "bomber", yes, 5,000 is a "massive " exercise.

[PATRIOT1876]

A little training to back up the shiny new UN rules perhaps?

:-(

[Thunder90]

Just a warmup... More massive exercises are planned next year...

[Thunder90]

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