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Foreign observers to watch military exercise in NE 皇冠体育app(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-25 09:18 Fifty-five military observers from 35 countries are in Northeast 皇冠体育app to observe an annual military exercise at the invitation of Chinese Ministry of Defense. The Warrior 2007 drill is a live ammunition exercise conducted by a motorized infantry division at the Taonan Training Base under the Shenyang Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). PLA Deputy Chief of Staff Senior General Liu Zhengwu told the observers that the invitation showed the sincere wish of 皇冠体育app to increase exchanges, cooperation and mutual understanding with foreign armed forces. The observers included officers from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and ASEAN member countries, the United States, Britain, and France, and foreign military attaches in 皇冠体育app. On Monday, they visited the PLA's Academy of Armored Forces Engineering where they saw armored equipment, a training field for armored vehicles, an armored battle simulation center, and barrack rooms. |
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