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Chinese and Russian troops completed their first joint military exercises yesterday with a mock paratrooper invasion on China's east coast. The eight days of maneuvers, with 7,000 Chinese and 1,800 Russian troops, underscored military ties between the Cold War adversaries; the ties have been motivated by unease with US dominance in world affairs.
A Chinese surveillance plane takes part in an offshore blockade exercise during the third phase of the Sino-Russian "Peace Mission 2005" joint military exercise, held on August 23, 2005 near China's Shandong Peninsula.
One of the Chinese warships leave the port of Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province 22 August 2005, to take part in the 'Peace Mission 2005' Sino-Russian joint military exercise.
A Chinese surveillance plane takes part in an offshore blockade exercise during the third phase of the Sino-Russian "Peace Mission 2005" joint military exercise, held on August 23, 2005 near China's Shandong Peninsula.
One of the Chinese warships leave the port of Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province 22 August 2005, to take part in the 'Peace Mission 2005' Sino-Russian joint military exercise.