BEIJING, Aug. 15 -- The Chinese and Mongolian border defense troops recently conducted Border Defense Cooperation 2025 joint exercise in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Friday.
Focusing on the subject of crackdown on cross-border illegal criminal activities, the exercise further enhanced both sides' joint border management and control capabilities and deepened their traditional friendship and pragmatic cooperation, he said.