09 Aug 2021

“This exercise is a natural progression of stronger military ties between the two countries, but the situation in Afghanistan adds an important new layer. Both sides are worried about spillover into Central Asia and the new types of security challenges to the region that it could pose. This kind of exercise shows a move towards a closed but flexible collaboration between two militaries without entering into a full-scale alliance.”

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Xin Zhang

   Professor

Associate professor at the Center for Russian Studies at Shanghai's East China Normal University

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China - Russia military exercises in northwestern China

China - Russia relations

The situation in Afghanistan and China and Russia's concerns