December 21st, "Hand in hand? ? 2007 "Sino-Indian Army Joint Anti-terrorism Training officially kicked off in a training base in Kunming, China. China News Agency issued Zhang lei photo
The picture shows Chinese and Indian officers and soldiers visiting Chinese equipment. China News Agency issued Zhang lei photo
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua)-The Sino-Indian Army’s joint anti-terrorism training, which lasted for several days, started on the 20th and attracted attention from all walks of life. Foreign media reports pointed out that this is the first joint training in the history of the Chinese and Indian armies, which is of far-reaching significance for increasing mutual trust and promoting cooperation between the two countries.
Aiming at increasing mutual trust between the two countries.
The BBC reported on the 20th that the armies of China and India held a nine-day joint anti-terrorism training for the first time, aiming at increasing mutual trust between the two countries.
The code name of this joint anti-terrorism training is "Hand in Hand -2007". The two sides have about 100 troops each, and will send a military observation group to observe together.
Qin Gang, spokesman of Indian Foreign Ministry, said at the press conference that the purpose of this joint anti-terrorism training is to enhance mutual understanding and trust between China and China, especially between the two armies, and to enhance cooperation in non-traditional security fields such as anti-terrorism. He also stressed that China and India, as important neighbors and the two largest developing countries, have reached consensus on some international issues, and Sino-Indian cooperation and Sino-Indian consensus are the mainstream.
A spokesman for India’s Ministry of Defence said earlier that the two countries plan to hold the second drill in India in 2008.
The report also said that since the 1990s, the relationship between China and India has gradually improved, and the trade between the two countries has continued to develop in recent years.
Promoting cooperation has far-reaching significance.
Singapore’s Straits Times reported on the 21st that analysts believe that the significance of the joint anti-terrorism training between China and India is not the scale, but the potential cooperative relationship between the two countries is symbolic for the two giants in Asia to cooperate in fighting terrorism.
Singh, retired Brigadier General of the Indian Air Force and director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an important think tank in India, said that this exercise is very important because it can reassure both sides.
The report also quoted Sun Shihai, a researcher at China Academy of Social Sciences, as saying that this joint training will help strengthen mutual trust between the two countries, especially between the armed forces.
Exchanges between the two countries are strengthening.
South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo reported on the 20th that the China and Indian armies began joint military training on the 20th. Although the two countries conducted a joint rescue exercise at sea in the East China Sea of China in 2003, they had never conducted joint land training before.
The report believes that this joint anti-terrorism training is the result of the two sides reaching a consensus on cutting off the possibility of recurring border disputes such as armed conflicts and making every effort to move toward economic development.
Indian Defense Ministry spokesman Carl said: "This joint training will be an activity of great significance for enhancing relations between the two countries. There will be a joint military exercise between the two countries in India next year. "
China president Hu Jintao visited India in November last year, which was the first visit by a China head of state in 10 years. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also decided to pay a return visit to China next year, and the exchanges between China and India are strengthening.
Editor: Li Xingchi
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