Chinese military aims for global connections (2)

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Chinese military aims for global connections (2)

By ZHOU WA (China Daily) 08:30, November 14, 2013

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"Although the scale of the drill was not large, it can still contribute to a building of mutual trust between the two countries," Li said.

The US has in the past year increased its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, which Chinese experts said has added more uncertainties to the region.

"We have seen the number of military exchanges between China and the US increase this year. That is an implementation of a strategy from both countries to build more mutual trust," Wang said.

"The military exchanges are a good step for both sides."

On Wednesday, the Chinese and Indian armies ended their nine-day joint anti-terrorism training session with a military drill named "Hand-in-Hand 2013" in Sichuan province of southwest China.

The joint exercise included a demonstration of weapons, exchange of tactics and training in the arrest of suspects and in the rescue of hostages.

The drill was launched on Nov 5 in Emeishan. Each country sent a company of 144 soldiers. It was the third joint military exercise between China and India. The two countries conducted their first joint anti-terror training in Yunnan province in 2007. Their most recent exercise was carried out in Belgaum, India, in 2008.

"Anti-terrorism is a common challenge for the two countries as well as all regional players. Joint exercises in this field can help better combat this challenge and therefore stabilize the situation in Southeast Asia," Wang said.

Huang Zhiling in Sichuan province and Xinhua contributed to this story.