(Beijing / Washington Comprehensive News) As the United States and Indonesia's joint military exercises came to an end, the joint training of China and the Thai Air Force kicked off.This is the fifth joint training of the Air Force of China and Thailand.
Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency and Agence France-Presse reported that the China-Thai Air Force Joint Training Sunday (August 14), code-named "Eagle Strike -2022", was launched at the Thai Air Force Wulong Base. China sent fighters, fians, early warning aircraft, etc. ChinaIn the training, Thailand sent fighters and early warning aircraft to participate in training.The joint training mainly conducts subjects such as air support, ground assault, small -scale and large -scale troops.
The Ministry of National Defense said that the joint training aims to improve mutual trust and friendship between the Air Force of China and Thailand, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and jointly maintain the security and stability of the region.
The Thai Air Force General Prapas SornChaidee said that joint training was held from August 14th to 25th in order to "strengthen the relationship and understanding of China."
Since 2015, the China -Thai Air Force has been holding exercises on a regular basis, but it has been suspended during the crown disease epidemic.The Global Times quoted the Chinese Air Force expert Fu Qianxian analyzed that the Thai Air Force's warfare and training methods are the Western system.Still fighter aircraft and early warning aircraft, performance is stronger than that of Thailand. The Thai Air Force can also understand the performance of Chinese fighters deeply in training.
Thailand is a traditional strategic partner of the United States in the Asia -Pacific region. However, the Wall Street Journal quotes Paul Chamber, a lecturer and special consultant of the University of Nagaxuan University in Thailand, saying that if China -Thailand exercises are regarded as Bangkok to Beijing to BeijingA new sign of tilt is not right, because Thailand has been seeking balance between the two countries for many years.
The sensitive time in the Taiwan Strait's situation heating up, the United States and Indonesia launched a two -week annual military exercise on August 1.During this period, the United States conducted real -bombs in Indonesia with regional allies including Australia and Japan.The scale of this military exercise is much greater than in previous years, but Washington said that the joint military exercise did not target a certain country.
