Serbia reiterates its support for ‘One-China’ policy; Sino-Vietnamese military delegations meet, reiterate scope for enhanced cooperation; ‘Peace Mission 2009’ joint exercises between China and Russia begin
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    • Jing Zhiyuan, member of the Central Military Commission and commander of the Second Artillery Force (SAF) visited Serbia during the week and met with Serbian Parliament President Slavica Djukic Dejanovic. Dejanovic on his part stated that consensus existed in Serbia on the ‘One-China’ policy and assured the visiting Chinese official that this policy was not subject to any change1.

    Li Jinai, member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and director of the General Political Department (GPD) of the PLA received a Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Tuan Dung, deputy director of the General Political Department of the Vietnamese People's Army on July 22. Both officials reiterated the historical relationship between the two countries and stated that there was scope for increased mutual cooperation2.

    China and Russia started a five-day joint military exercise, ‘Peace Mission-2009,’ on July 22. The exercises were inaugurated in the city of Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East in a ceremony attended by Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the PLA and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Makarov. The exercises were meant to augment the capabilities of the troops of the two countries in the fight against terrorism3.

    Reports noted that the PLA would launch its revamped, bi-lingual website on August 1, 2009, the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the 2.3-million-strong PLA. The launch is a part of the ongoing efforts to make the PLA more transparent, accessible and to have a greater focus on ‘public diplomacy4.’

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