{"id":33468,"date":"2021-08-13T18:22:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/13\/see-russia-and-china-launch-joint-military-drills\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:47:30","slug":"see-russia-and-china-launch-joint-military-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2021\/08\/13\/see-russia-and-china-launch-joint-military-drills\/","title":{"rendered":"See Russia and China launch joint military drills"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"1024\" height=\"678\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2375\" data-id=\"2375\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar83.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar83.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar83.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar83.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Crews of Su-30SM fighters prepare for the Sibu\/Interaction 2021 exercise in China. (Russian Defence Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2379\" data-id=\"2379\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar89.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar89.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar89.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar89.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russian forces conduct joint flight training with the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army Air Force. (Russian Defence Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3883\" height=\"2749\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2385\" data-id=\"2385\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg 3883w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg?resize=768,544 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,725 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1087 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455770262.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1450 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3883px) 100vw, 3883px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chinese military helicopter gunships fire rockets during joint war games held by Russia and China in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwestern China on Aug. 13, 2021. (Savitskiy Vadim\/Russian Defence Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2389\" data-id=\"2389\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar82.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar82.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar82.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar82.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russian forces conduct joint flight training with the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army Air Force. (Russian Defence Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3897\" height=\"2751\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2397\" data-id=\"2397\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg 3897w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg?resize=768,542 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,723 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1084 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225455357867.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1446 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3897px) 100vw, 3897px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hailed joint war games with China as a sign of increasingly close ties and vowed to further expand military cooperation between the two countries. (Savitskiy Vadim\/Russian Defence Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2400\" data-id=\"2400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar80.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar80.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar80.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200-saar80.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Crews of Su-30SM fighters prepare for the Sibu\/Interaction 2021 exercise in China. (Russian Defence Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3803\" height=\"2541\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2406\" data-id=\"2406\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg 3803w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1026 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1368 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3803px) 100vw, 3803px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe watch a joint military exercise Aug. 13, 2021. (Savitskiy Vadim\/Russian Defence Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3895\" height=\"2758\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2409\" data-id=\"2409\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg 3895w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg?resize=768,544 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,725 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1088 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225458561526.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1450 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3895px) 100vw, 3895px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chinese military helicopter gunships fly during joint war games held by Russia and China. (Savitskiy Vadim\/Russian Defence Ministry via AP)<\/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\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russia\u2019s defense minister on Friday hailed joint war games with China this week as a sign of increasingly close military cooperation that should expand further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergei Shoigu flew to China to attend the drills that wrapped up Friday in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have achieved a high level of cooperation between our militaries on land, in the air and at sea,\u201d Shoigu said during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, \u201cExpanding it is an important part of our future activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian military sent several Su-30SM fighters and a motorized infantry unit to take part in the maneuvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shoigu noted that the exercise marked the first time that Russian troops had taken part in joint drills on the territory of China, adding that it reflected a \u201cnew level\u201d of military cooperation, to the benefit of regional and global stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement about the exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry quoted Wei as saying that it was intended to increase the ability \u201cto jointly respond to risks and challenges\u201d and wasn\u2019t aimed against any third country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia and China have held a series of drills in recent years including combat aircraft and warships, including an exercise in December when Russian and Chinese long-range bombers flew a joint patrol mission over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The region where this week\u2019s drills were held is located in northwestern China, east of Xinjiang, where China has detained more than 1 million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minorities in what it calls a campaign against terrorism and extremism. Critics say the detentions violate the human rights of a minority group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xinjiang shares a narrow frontier with Afghanistan, and Beijing is concerned about violence spilling over its border if the Taliban take control in Afghanistan following the pullout of U.S. troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has sought to expand ties with China as its relations with the West sank to post-Cold War lows over Moscow\u2019s 2014 annexation of Ukraine\u2019s Crimea, accusations of Russian hacking attacks, interference in elections and other disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian President Vladimir Putin and China\u2019s leader, Xi Jinping, have developed strong personal ties to bolster a \u201cstrategic partnership\u201d between the former Communist rivals as both Moscow and Beijing face increasing tensions with the West. And even though Russia and China in the past rejected the possibility of forging a military alliance, Putin said last fall that such a prospect can\u2019t be ruled out entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin also noted in October that Russia has been sharing highly sensitive military technologies with China that helped significantly bolster its defense capability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exercise marked the first time that Russian troops had taken part in joint drills on the territory of 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