China, Russia kick off joint anti-terror exercise

KHABAROVSK, Russia, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian troops on Wednesday began a five-day joint¹ military drill aimed at boosting their ability to fight terrorism.

Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, and Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, announced the beginning of the exercises, dubbed² "Peace Mission-2009," at 11:40 a.m. (0040 GMT) in Russia's far eastern city of Khabarovsk.

Up to 1,300 army and air force personnel from each side will participate in the drill, scheduled to run from July 22-26 in Khabarovsk and the PLA's Taonan tactical training base, which borders Russia's Far Eastern region to the north.

Under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the exercise falls on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Russia.

Before the exercises began, the two military leaders held talks on international and regional security, deepening pragmatic cooperation between the two countries' defense³ establishments and jointly⁴ fighting terrorism.

In recent years, ties between the two armies have shown sound and high-level development marked by frequent exchanges of high-level visits, and effective communications at various levels.

Leaders of the two countries have attached great importance to the joint exercises, which also are being closely followed by the international community, Chen said.

China thinks the exercises will be conducive⁵ to furthering its strategic cooperative partnership⁶ with Russia, Chen said. The exercise also will enhance mutual⁷ confidence in defense security and showcase the pragmatic cooperation between the two armies, Chen said.

In addition, he said, the exercises also will help raise the cooperation level of the two armies in military training, increase their capacity for jointly tackling new threats and have a far-reaching impact on maintaining regional stability and promoting the peaceful development of the world.

Makarov said that the overall security situation of the world and the region is stable but factors of instability still exist. He said transnational crimes such as terrorism and arms smuggling⁸ are still rampant⁹ and affect international and regional stability.

Those factors necessitate¹⁰ enhanced cooperation amongst various countries and the joint tackling of unconventional security threats, including terrorism, he said.

Military observers from the other four SCO member states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- and the SCO secretariat, are observing the exercises.

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1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

5 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。

6 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

7 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

8 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

9 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

10 necessitate   

v.使成为必要，需要

参考例句：

• Your proposal would necessitate changing our plans.你的提议可能使我们的计划必须变更。
• The conversion will necessitate the complete rebuilding of the interior.转变就必需完善内部重建。