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The PLA at Home and Abroad - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army

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62. “Chinese <strong>and</strong> Singaporean militaries hold first joint<br />

security <strong>and</strong> guard training,” <strong>PLA</strong> Daily, June 23, 2009, available<br />

from english.chinamil.com.cn/site2/news-channels/2009-06/23/<br />

content_1809830.htm; <strong>and</strong> “SAF, <strong>PLA</strong> conduct counter-terrorism<br />

training exercise,” Channel NewsAsia, June 18, 2009, available<br />

from www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/<br />

view/436866/1/.html.<br />

63. “China, Mongolia to hold joint peacekeeping exercise,”<br />

Xinhua, June 25, 2009, available from news.xinhuanet.com/<br />

english/2009-06/25/content_11601106.htm; <strong>and</strong> “China, Mongolia<br />

launch joint peacekeeping exercise,” Xinhua, June 28, 2009, available<br />

from news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/28/content_11615899.<br />

htm.<br />

64. “China’s military opens first peacekeeping training<br />

center near Beijing,” Xinhua, June 25, 2009, available from<br />

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/25/content_11602519.htm.<br />

65. “<strong>PLA</strong> Officers Discuss Experiences of Sino-Russian ‘Peace<br />

Mission 2009’ Exercise,” CPP20090731710007, Beijing, China,<br />

Zhongguo Qingnian Bao Online in Chinese, July, 31, 2009; <strong>and</strong><br />

“Video: <strong>PLA</strong> Air Force B<strong>at</strong>tle Group in ‘Peace Mission-2009’ Complete<br />

Prep Work,” CPM20090910017028, Beijing, China, CCTV-7<br />

in M<strong>and</strong>arin, 1130 GMT, July 16, 2009, transl<strong>at</strong>ed by OSC. People’s<br />

Daily has a Chinese webpage dedic<strong>at</strong>ed to the exercise available<br />

from military.people.com.cn/GB/8221/69693/150099/index.html. It<br />

has a pie chart th<strong>at</strong> shows the <strong>PLA</strong> contingent was broken down<br />

into two equal parts, <strong>Army</strong> <strong>and</strong> Air Force. Th<strong>at</strong> breakdown might<br />

be accur<strong>at</strong>e if <strong>Army</strong> Avi<strong>at</strong>ion assets are added to Air Force personnel<br />

involved in the exercise.<br />

66. “‘Peace Mission-2009’ improves anti-terror response, Chinese<br />

military officer,” People’s Daily, July 24, 2009, available from<br />

english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6709137.html.<br />

67. “<strong>PLA</strong> Daily Sums Up Fe<strong>at</strong>ures of ‘Peace Mission’ Sino-<br />

Russian Exercise,” CPP20090727710012, Beijing, China, Jiefangjun<br />

Bao Online in Chinese, July 27, 2009, p. 4, transl<strong>at</strong>ed by OSC.<br />

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