The US media keep an eye on the PLA to Russia to participate in

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 29 that the "Oriental-20122" military exercise will be held from September 1st to 7th. According to previous public information, China will dispatch the land and sea forces for the first time to participate in the military exercise throughout the process. In the context of major events and international events in Russia and Ukraine, this military exercise has been highly concerned by the outside world, which has also caused Western media to hype on Chinese and Russian military cooperation and even alliance. Chinese political and military experts told the Global Times reporter that the military exercise was a regular military exercise and aimed at cooperation and exchanges. A series of hype of the Chinese army's participation in Russia aims to create "imaginary enemies", which is unreasonable.

Chinese participating troops arrived in Russia. (Screenshot of the Russian Ministry of Defense)

According to the Russian satellite news agency reported on the 30th, the "Oriental-20122" strategic command exercise will be held in 9 training grounds, with a total of more than 50,000 soldiers participating, using more than 5,000 weapons and equipment, including 140 aircraft, 60 ships and supplies Ship. The participating troops will improve the field, naval battle, and air combat skills through a separate direction and practical training in offensive operations. During the strategic exercise, Ji'an Organization, SCO, and Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and Tajikistan participated in the army. It will be coordinated in accordance with the military exercise plan, and the observer will observe the joint exercise.

In addition, Fumin, deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, revealed that during the exercise, the Russian Pacific Fleet and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Force will carry out a collaborative operation in the Far East Sea northern and central in Japan. Transportation line and maritime economic activity area. Fuming said at a press conference held for foreign military officers that the "Oriental-20122" exercise was a defensive military exercise and did not target specific countries and military groups.

In the context of Russia and Ukraine's conflict, the news that China was transferred to Russia to participate in Russia to participate in the "Oriental-20122" exercise. "Russia's" Oriental -2022 "exercise shows the increasingly closer military relationship after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Russia," the Associated Press said in the report. "Voice of the United States" on the 30th said that when the Russian conflict caused the relationship between Russia and the United States and Western countries, China and Russia strengthened cooperation in the military field to cause external attention and doubts. The U.S. government has repeatedly claimed to be dissatisfied with the "neutral" expression of Beijing's conflict on Russia and Ukraine, and has also expressed concerns about China and Russia. However, US officials have also pointed out that the United States has not seen China ’s assistance to Russia to escape the US -led sanctions or provides military assistance to Russia.

Several Chinese politics and military experts told the Global Times reporter on the 30th that some Western media's doubts about the Chinese army's military exercise to Russia to participate in military exercises were unnecessary. "Oriental -2022" is a routine military exercise, and there are no Russian conflicts. Although China and Russia are not military allies, as neighboring countries participating in military exercises for exchanges and cooperation, it will help enhance the military mutual trust and transparency of the two countries, and it is beneficial to the stability and political mutual trust between the two countries. In particular, Russia, as a military power, China has the need to communicate with its national defense capabilities.

"The United States' hype on this military exercise has the meaning of" only Xuzhou officials set fire and not allowed the people to light up. " It is necessary to engage in military exercises with the allies worldwide with a larger scale and more participating countries. "Why is the United States engaged in military exercises?

Cui Hongjian said that the United States' theory actually sets a narrative of "Sino -Russian binding". The consideration behind it is that if China and Russia are distinguished, the United States will face a "first European and Asia" or "Xianya" or "Xianya Asia" The choice of "Hou Europe" will cause division at the US strategic level. In order to avoid the emergence of this situation, and to attract its allies in Europe and Asia at the same time, the United States is increasingly increasingly increasingly manufactured Sino -Russian as a "common imaginary enemy" to allow more countries to have a sense of crisis to further consolidate His status in the Asian and European allies.

Chinese military commentator Song Zhongping told the Global Times that some Western countries such as the United States are accustomed to applying their inherent thinking on China -Russia relations. This is a misunderstanding and misjudgment. China pursues non -alliance policies, and China and Russia are a new era of comprehensive strategic collaboration partnerships in the new era. They have cooperated widely in all aspects of politics, economy, military, technology, etc., and blossomed. The cooperation between China and Russia in the field of traditional and non -traditional security can help maintain the peace of the region and the world, and it also helps to combat the "three forces" and maintain the national security of China and Russia. , Wide and long -term. ▲

Our reporter Bai Yunyi Chen Qingqing

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