China, Cambodia Begin 15-day Military Exercises
19 Mei 2024
Sixth Golden Dragon military exercises kick off from Thursday
Major General Thong Solimo, Deputy Director of Information and Communication at the General Command and spokesman for the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), said that, “It’s the sixth Cambodian-Chinese military exercise and will be even larger than before, with more than 1,300 Cambodian troops, more than 700 Chinese troops, three large Chinese warships and 11 Cambodian warships”.
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The Chinese Navy’s amphibious landing ship Qilianshan arrives at Sihanoukville autonomous port on May 13, 2024 (photo: Ream Naval Base)
The Golden Dragon Exercise 2024 will kick off in Kampong Chhnang and Preah Sihanouk provinces for 15 days, with the participation of over 2,000 Cambodian and Chinese armed forces personnel, with the aim of contributing to support the comprehensive strategic partnership and building a shared destiny between both countries.
The joint military exercise will take place from Thursday to May 30, at the Military Police Training Centre (Phnom Chum Rik Reay) in Peam commune, Samakki Meanchey district in Kampong Chhnang and at Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk.
Chinese troops participating in the "Golden Dragon 2024" joint exercise unload weapons and equipment after arriving at the Sihanoukville (photo: China MoD)
“The exercise will feature live ammunition firing, an annual bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and China aimed at exchanging experiences,” he said.
An armored vehicle being loaded onto the landing ship Qilianshan before it departs for Cambodia (photo: CCTV)
He said that combat vehicles, weapons and firearms, demining equipment, communicable disease protection gear, chemical weapons defence equipment, communications equipment and a multi-functional Type-071 Navy fighter for transport all will be deployed during the exercise.
“There will also be helicopters participating during the closing exercise, and three Chinese naval vessels currently docked in Preah Sihanouk province,” he said.
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