China is preparing to lead a major multinational anti-terror exercise that carries strong political and diplomatic significance, reports Duowei News, an outlet run by overseas Chinese.
Peace Mission-2014 will be held between Aug. 24 and Aug. 29 in Zhurihe, China's largest and most modern training base located Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in the northern part of the country. The countries taking part will be China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, all members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a Eurasian political, economic and military alliance founded in 2001.
Around 7,000 personnel will take part in the non-traditional security cooperation aimed at striking regional terrorism, with the People's Liberation Army's Air Force and Ground Force taking the lead, according to Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.
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