INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China and Vietnam are set to conduct their first joint army training exercise, according to the Chinese defence ministry.
In a statement
posted on its website on Sunday, the ministry announced that the joint exercise would be held this month in southern China’s Guangxi
Zhuang autonomous region, which borders Vietnam.
Military ties between the Communist Party-led neighbours have deepened in recent months
despite territorial disputes, as the close economic partners seek ways to navigate the US...
