MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A series of large-scale joint anti-terror exercises kicked off here Sunday with the participation of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF) and Russia's newly-formed National Guard.
The special drills are being held from July 3 to July 14 in Russia's Moscow and Smolensk regions. China's Snow Leopard and Falcon commando units, as well as the Russian National Guard's Vityaz unit, are participating in the exercises.
Liu Zhijun, deputy director of the CAPF's Exercises Department, said this is the third time for the two countries' interior forces to hold such exercises, which center on tactical skills in combating terrorism to boost practical cooperation between the forces of both sides.
Read the full story at Xinhua