Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base Explained

The Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base is a training base located in Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China and is under the jurisdiction of the Western Theater Command Ground Force.

History

Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base was established at the end of the 20th century under the jurisdiction of former Jinan Military Region.[1]

In December 2015, the China-Pakistan "Friendship-2015" joint anti-terrorism training with 100 soldiers from both sides kicked off in the base.[2]

In August 2021, the China-Russia joint military exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021, also known as West Joint-2021, with more than 10,000 troops from the Western Theater Command and the Russian Armed Forces' Eastern Military District, as well as multiple types of aircraft and land weapons from both sides, was held at the base.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: . zh:三大军事训练基地鼎立 . Guo Yuandan (Chinese: 郭媛丹). 9 October 2014 . 163.com . zh . 4 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190124010747/http://news.163.com/14/1009/13/A849MSCU00014Q4P.html . 2019-01-24 .
  2. News: China-Pakistan joint anti-terrorism training continues . 4 September 2021 . xinhuanet.com . 18 December 2021.
  3. News: Lei, Zhao . China-Russia military exercise underway in NW China . 4 September 2021 . chinadaily.com.cn . 9 August 2021.
  4. News: Lei, Zhao . China, Russia to hold joint military exercise in Ningxia . 4 September 2021 . chinadaily.com.cn . 29 July 2021.