China, Russia Shift to China's East Coast for 2nd Stage of Military Drills

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBOAKDMLCE.html

China, Russia Shift to China's East Coast for Second Stage of Military Drills

BEIJING (AP) - China and Russia began the second stage of their first joint military drills early Saturday, shifting to China's northeast coast after two days of exercises near the Russian port of Vladivostok, the Chinese government said.

The war games are the result of warming ties between former Cold War enemies Moscow and Beijing, motivated by growing concern at U.S. dominance of world affairs.

The drills near Qingdao, the site of a major Chinese naval base on the Shandong peninsula in the Yellow Sea, are to include a joint landing to practice stabilizing a fictional country.

About 7,000 Chinese troops and 1,800 Russians with ships, fighter planes and amphibious vehicles are taking part in "Peace Mission 2005," Chinese state television said.

The joint practice is meant to improve cooperation in "dealing with crises and organizing coordinated actions in the backdrop of the fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism," China's official Xinhua News Agency said.

It appears that they have all the "ism's" covered.

[maddezmom]

1. bushco has all the "ism's" covered as well

[wli]

2. bye bye Taiwan n/t

[struggle4progress]

3. Whoa ... W really has done a world-class job of alienating folks. eom

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. China might be more amenable if we let them get a solid look

at one of our spy planes.

Oh yeah, we tried that in '01.

[moondust]

5. Oil buddies who play together stay together.

Apparently the race is still on between China and Japan for that Siberian oil pipeline.

http://www.mosnews.com/money/2005/08/11/chinacooperation.shtml