The recent joint exercise conducted by border defense forces from China, Russia and Mongolia consolidated the three countries' trilateral friendship and pragmatic cooperation, Defense Ministry spokesman Jiang Bin said at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
The two-day exercise, code-named "Border Defense Cooperation 2026," was conducted from September 2 to 3. It was aimed to strengthen regional border security coordination.
"The Border Defense Cooperation 2026 joint exercise was recently conducted in the tri-border area near Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Centered on preventing and cracking down on reconnaissance and sabotage activities in border areas, this joint exercise involved the three parties conducting live-force exercises, including joint planning, joint search operations, joint strikes and apprehensions, and joint handover procedures. Adopting a range of modern, unmanned and intelligent border management technologies, the three sides jointly consolidated border security defenses. Following the drills, military exchanges were carried out focusing on equestrian skills, obstacle crossing, as well as military dog training like detection, identification, tracking and apprehension. This is the second joint border defense exercise for Chinese, Russian and Mongolian border defense forces. The exercise signifies that trilateral border cooperation has evolved from initial exploration to in-depth integration. It will further enhance the three countries' capacity to respond to emergencies, safeguard peace and stability in border regions, and continuously deepen and expand traditional friendship and pragmatic cooperation among the three nations," said Jiang.
China-Russia-Mongolia joint border defense exercise deepens cooperation
