{"id":32606,"date":"2018-09-12T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/12\/russia-says-joint-war-games-with-china-will-be-routine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:24:09","slug":"russia-says-joint-war-games-with-china-will-be-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/12\/russia-says-joint-war-games-with-china-will-be-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia says joint war games with China will be routine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHITA, Russia \u2014 Russia and China intend to regularly conduct <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/06\/nearly-300000-troops-ready-for-massive-russian-war-games-to-begin-general-says\/\">joint war games<\/a> similar to the massive ones being held this week, the Russian defense minister said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergei Shoigu spoke as he and his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Wei Fenghe, visited the Tsugol firing range in eastern Siberia where nearly 300,000 Russian troops and about 3,200 Chinese troops are<a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/training-sim\/2018\/08\/30\/russia-to-hold-mediterranean-drills-as-syria-tensions-rise\/\"> participating in joint exercises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4291\" height=\"3301\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7620\" data-id=\"7620\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg 4291w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg?resize=300,231 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg?resize=768,591 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,788 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1182 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376266496.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1575 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4291px) 100vw, 4291px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian walks past a Nebo-M radar deployed in a forest, during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2890\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7627\" data-id=\"7627\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg?resize=768,522 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1043 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376791018.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1391 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian soldier stands in front of a Nebo-M radar deployed in a forest, during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4889\" height=\"3259\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7637\" data-id=\"7637\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg 4889w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376561507.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4889px) 100vw, 4889px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian soldier runs towards a Nebo-M radar deployed by a forest, during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7651\" data-id=\"7651\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255359791816.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An air defense missile system flies during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2389\" height=\"1593\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7664\" data-id=\"7664\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg 2389w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255353695443.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2389px) 100vw, 2389px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An air defense missile system flies during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3892\" height=\"2595\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7676\" data-id=\"7676\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg 3892w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255384836082.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3892px) 100vw, 3892px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An air defense missile system is set off during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3942\" height=\"2587\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7693\" data-id=\"7693\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg 3942w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,672 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1008 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18255376691654.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1344 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3942px) 100vw, 3942px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian soldier stands in front of a Nebo-M radar deployed in a forest, during a military exercises on training ground &#8220;Telemba&#8221;, about 80 kilometers (50 miles ) north of the city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation&#8217;s largest ever war games also joined by China \u2014 a powerful show of burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The maneuvers, the largest war games Russia has had, showcase burgeoning military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid their tensions with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have agreed to conduct such exercises on a regular basis,\u201d Shoigu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the maneuvers Wednesday, Russian air defense forces held drills in the Chita region, Russian strategic bombers launched long-range cruise missiles at a firing range in Buryatia in southern Siberia and warships in the Sea of Okhotsk fired at practice targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weeklong Vostok (East) 2018 maneuvers launched Tuesday span vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East, the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans. They involve 1,000 Russian aircraft and 36,000 tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China sent 900 combat vehicles and 30 aircraft to join the drills at Tsugol. 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