Following a meeting of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and China's Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said that the military cooperation between Russia and China is aimed at improvement of the joint potential of counteracting new threats and challenges.
"The Chinese counterparts confirmed common positions on the problem of challenges and threats. They said it's necessary to change the current world order, to refrain from double standards and to improve equal and mutually advantageous relations in the world," RIA Novosti cited him as saying.
The parties noted the "practical use" of the Joint Sea 2014 Russian-Chinese drills in the waters of the East China Sea, and the Peace Mission anti-terrorist drills of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
"In May and August we plan two Russia-China naval drills in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Sea of Japan," the deputy defense minister said. "We believe it's also important to continue the dialogue between the general headquarters, including on the positions regarding the missile defense," he added.
He said the Chinese military delegation visited the National Center for Control of the Russian Federation’s defense.
