Beijing: Indian and Chinese armies today ended their 10-day joint anti-terrorism training exercise with a live fire drill in southwest China, demonstrating their determination in jointly safeguarding regional peace and stability.
Code-named ‘Hand-in-Hand 2013', the joint training session included demonstration of weapons, exchange of tactics and mixed training in arrest of suspects and rescue of hostages in which 144 soldiers from each side took part.
The joint training has expanded fields for military exchanges and cooperation between China and India, said Zhou Xiaozhou, chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Chengdu Military Area Command.
It also demonstrated the goodwill and determination of the two nations in jointly safeguarding regional peace and stability and creating a harmonious development environment for both sides, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Zhou as saying.
The drill, held in Sichuan Province, was the third joint military exercise between China and India and were resumed after a gap of five years.
