Chinese Military Vehicles Arrive in Russia to Participate in Army Games

© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankA file photo showing a Chinese soldier takes part in training sessions during the International Army Games-2015 at the Alabino training center in the Moscow Region
A file photo showing a Chinese soldier takes part in training sessions during the International Army Games-2015 at the Alabino training center in the Moscow Region - Sputnik International
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Chinese vehicles started to arrive in Russia to participate in Army Games that will begin on July 30, Lt. Gen. Ivan Buvaltsev, head of the lead training center for the Russian Armed Forces, said Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The 2016 International Army Games are expected to take place between July 30 and August 13 with 19 participating countries. As many as 23 competitions will be held during this time at military training grounds, as well as in the Caspian and Black seas.

"The second Chinese echelon crossed the border today, two echelons are on the way so that the last echelon arrives by July 23 at the place where the games will take place," he said.

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He added that Chinese, as well as Belarusian delegations, would arrive with their own vehicles, while other delegations would use Russian T-72 tanks.

The first International Army Games competition was held in August 2015 at the initiative of the Russian Defense Ministry, and attracted more than 2,000 participants from 57 teams of 17 countries. Eleven different locations across Russia hosted stages of the contest.

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