The China-Russia drill will be held this month at a Russian military
research centre, the official English-language China Daily newspaper
said, citing China's defence ministry.
China and Russia to hold anti-missile drill after U.S., S.Korea talk defence(Reuters)
China and Russia will hold their first joint computer-assisted anti-missile drill, state media said on Thursday, after the United States and South Korea discussed an anti-missile defence system for the South to counter threats from North Korea.
North
and South Korea remain technically at war after their 1950-53 conflict
ended in a truce, rather than a treaty. The North routinely threatens to
destroy South Korea and the United States.
The
Chinese and Russian foreign ministers last week urged Washington and
Seoul to drop the proposed deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area
Defense (THAAD) system, following North Korea's fourth nuclear bomb on
Jan. 6 and subsequent missile tests.
The tests
violate U.N. resolutions against North Korea backed by Russia and China.
U.S. and South Korean officials have expressed concern that the North
could attempt a fifth nuclear test in a show of strength ahead of its
Workers' Party congress, which begins on Friday.
The
China-Russia drill will be held this month at a Russian military
research centre, the official English-language China Daily newspaper
said, citing China's defence ministry.
The paper
gave few details, but cited experts saying the drill would help the two
countries' militaries familiarise themselves with their respective
command structures and data transmission processes.
The
White House has said it is still in talks with its close ally, South
Korea, on the THAAD system and that it would not threaten other
countries if installed.
Chinese Foreign Minister
Wang Yi has said the system threatens equilibrium on the Korean
peninsula and damages China's and Russia's strategic security.
North
Korea's drive to develop a nuclear weapons capability has angered
China, Pyongyang's sole major diplomatic and economic supporter. But
Beijing fears THAAD and its radar have a range that would extend into
China.
President Xi Jinping has said Beijing would not allow war and chaos to break out on the Korean peninsula.
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