What Key Signals Are Released by the Joint Drills of the Border Defense Forces of China, Russia, and Mongolia?

In early September, the border defense forces of China, Russia, and Mongolia will conduct a joint exercise titled "Border Defense Cooperation-2026." This exercise focuses on preventing and combating reconnaissance and sabotage activities in border areas, and will involve joint planning, joint searches, joint strikes and arrests, and joint handovers. This is also the second time the three border defense forces have organized this series of joint training.

As an important practice of trilateral border defense cooperation, this "Border Defense Cooperation" series of joint exercises sends multiple key signals to the outside world. In this regard, military observer Wei Dongxu from the Central Radio and Television Station provided an interpretation.

What key signals will the China-Russia-Mongolia joint exercise "Border Defense Cooperation-2026" send?

Military observer Wei Dongxu pointed out that the second organization of the "Border Defense Cooperation" joint exercise by the border defense forces of China, Russia, and Mongolia indicates a shared consensus on maintaining security and stability in border areas, and that the three parties have begun to establish a cooperation mechanism. Through a series of specialized joint exercises, the border defense forces of China, Russia, and Mongolia will continuously improve this cooperation mechanism, enabling it to respond to various unstable factors and emergencies. In the process of safeguarding the border, the border defense forces of China, Russia, and Mongolia can support and assist each other back-to-back and hand-in-hand, achieving information sharing to take joint action at any time.

What unique value does trilateral border defense cooperation have compared to bilateral cooperation?

Military observer Wei Dongxu stated that China, Russia, and Mongolia share a long and interconnected border. In some areas, coordination among the three parties is necessary to resolve issues and handle emergencies. By establishing a border defense cooperation mechanism, the three parties can conduct drills in advance and finalize some contingency plans. In the future, when responding to sabotage activities, the three parties will have clear divisions of labor and can quickly establish a command system for unified joint actions. Therefore, the trilateral border defense cooperation mechanism is more comprehensive and can mobilize more border defense forces during joint operations.

What is the significance of making "preventing and combating reconnaissance and sabotage activities in border areas" the core topic?

Military observer Wei Dongxu pointed out that the border is crucial for national security and stability. External forces often conduct reconnaissance and sabotage activities targeting border areas in a covert manner, and there may even be cases where infiltrators and saboteurs take action using adjacent areas of other countries. By establishing a multilateral cooperation mechanism, border defense forces have more channels to obtain information and can collaborate with the border defense forces of neighboring countries to maintain regional stability on a larger scale.