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In essence, this becomes a military exercise involving Russia and its select band of close Commonwealth of Independent States allies plus China. Equally, this will also be the SCO's first full-scale exercise involving all its member countries. China is expected to display, for the first time abroad, its latest battle tank, as well as its latest FC-1 multi-role fighters powered by Russian AL-31FN/FNM1 engines. Both China and Russia are expected to participate at battalion strength.
The exercises are ostensibly aimed at countering "terrorist and extremist networks in this world of ours" (to quote a Russian commentator) and are not targeted at any country - "definitely not NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] or the United States or any other bona fide entity".
My summary:
The big bully is the U.S.
The U.S. goes around beating up on all the little guys.
Russian and China know who the big bully is as does NATO.
Russian and China are finding reason to combine their power to counter a perceived bond between the formerly 'defensive' NATO and the 'always' aggressive U.S.
Read the report if you find the local news to be less than accurate concerning why things happen as things do happen around the world.
Times are changing. They always do – even in Asia.