China Daily: “Marine forces of China and Thailand will hold a joint military training in south Chinas Guangdong province from May 9 to 29, sources with Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday.
Garuda as national symbol of Thailand (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The training, codenamed Blue Commando-2012, will be conducted in Zhanjiang and Shanwei of the province in line with an agreement reached by the two countries navies, according to the ministry’s information office. The training will be the second of its kind by the two navies marine forces since 2010, and it will feature anti-terrorism and increase mutual understanding of the two forces.”
via Marine forces of China, Thailand to hold joint training|chinadaily.com.cn.
It takes two to tango. So it is with the US trying to ‘surround’ China with alliances or naval exercise with Australia, India, Philippines and (see other post) with Singapore. In the meanwhile, China is holding exercises or reaffirming military alliances with Russia and Thailand.
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