China, Singapore launch joint army drill on urban anti-terrorism
China
and Singapore are holding a joint army exercise with the theme of urban
anti-terrorism, a move Chinese military experts said on Wednesday
displays a high level of mutual trust and military cooperation between
the two countries.
The China-Singapore Exercise Cooperation-2024
joint army exercise kicked off with an opening ceremony on Tuesday at a
training base in Central China's Henan Province, the official newspaper
of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), the PLA Daily, reported
on Wednesday.
Under the theme of conducting a joint urban
anti-terrorism operation, the drill aims to train in tactics for joint
anti-terrorism operations under complex environments and enhance the two
militaries' capabilities in joint command, collaborative coordination
and unified operation, the report said, noting that the two sides will
mix their troops in teams and practice courses such as basic training,
live-fire shooting and live-action comprehensive exercises.
The
commander on the Chinese side said that the joint exercise is expected
to boost combat capability, enhance exchanges, boost traditional
friendship and play a positive role in promoting the development of
bilateral relations, while the Singaporean commander said that the
Singaporean side is willing to work with the Chinese side in carrying
forward traditional friendship, elevating the quality and effect of the
joint drill, deepening military mutual trust and promoting the healthy
and stable development of the military ties, according to the PLA Daily.
Singapore
is a city state, so its military's main mission is defense of the city,
with anti-terrorism being a main topic. Against this background, the
joint exercise with China will help the two sides to boost exchanges,
trust and capabilities in urban anti-terrorism operations.
In
September this year, the two countries' navies also held a joint
maritime exercise in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province,
according to the Xinhua News Agency.
The consecutive joint
exercises on the ground and at sea is a manifestation of the two
countries' high level of mutual trust and military cooperation.
Anonymous
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"Singapore is a city state, so its military's main mission is defense of the city," this is a very wrong statement. You just need to look at all the military hardwares that we bought. It is not for "defense" period.
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