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China favours more joint exercises

Beijing: Terming the first-ever India-China joint military training exercise as “helpful in building mutual trust and promoting cooperation,” China on Thursday favoured an increase in such activities to improve stability and security in the region.

“China and India are important countries in Asia and two important neighbours. We hope such activities will be increased so that they can be helpful in improving the stability and security of this region,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular bi-weekly news briefing here.

He said India and China held the joint anti-terrorism drill in Yunnan province in south-west China in accordance with a “consensus” between the two countries. — PTI

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