China and Russia close ranks against US missile-defence system
2016-10-12 09:02:27 source：South China Morning Post
October 12, 2016
"Chinese and Russian defence officials on Tuesday blasted Washington’s plans to deploy a missile defence system, saying it would prompt a new arms race.
The officials said Beijing and Moscow would conduct another joint computer-simulated missile-defence exercise next year in response to proposed US deployments in Northeast Asia and Europe. The two countries held their first such drill in May.
Chinese deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department, Admiral Sun Jianguo, and Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov spoke to the media on the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing. It is China’s alternative to the annual Asian Security Summit, or Shangari-La Dialogue, in Singapore."
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