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China, Australia, US plan trilateral military exercise
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| 2014-07-31 18:51:58
Posted on 07/31/2014 5:08:08 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China, Australia and the United States will conduct their first trilateral military exercise in October, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
"Exercise Kowari" of the three armies will take place in Australia, Geng Yansheng told a regular press briefing.
Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, visited Australia from July 16 to 19, and reached consensus with the Australian side on developing military relations, according to Geng.
The two sides formally announced the military exercise during this visit, said Geng.
The general toured Australian naval and army facilities.
The three sides will now jointly prepare for the exercise, Geng said.
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To: DeaconBenjamin
Ummm....doesn't this give the Butcher's of Bejing,the ones threatening various neighbors in order to seize islands that don't belong to them (and the ones whose military is increasing by 10% a year),a chance to study Western tactics and Western equipment? Shouldn't these exercises consist of the US,Australia,Taiwan,Japan and South Korea?
To: Gay State Conservative
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:28:01 AM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Ummm....doesn't this give the Butcher's of Bejing,the ones threatening various neighbors in order to seize islands that don't belong to them (and the ones whose military is increasing by 10% a year),a chance to study Western tactics and Western equipment? It also gives the U.S. and Austalians a chance to study them up close.
To: DeaconBenjamin
Who learns the most and benefits the most from this PR stunt? China. What a stupid ego-tripping exercise by the US and Australia high command.
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:40:41 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: DeaconBenjamin
This seems like a stupid and pointless exercise.
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:46:06 AM PDT
by
ckilmer
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To: DoodleDawg
It also gives the U.S. and Australians a chance to study them up close. That's true...but we come to this being hugely superior to the Chicoms both in tactics and technology.So they,IMO,have *far* more to gain than de we.
To: Gay State Conservative
That's true...but we come to this being hugely superior to the Chicoms both in tactics and technology. If that's true then what better way to remind them of that?
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07/31/2014 6:25:10 AM PDT
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