Chinese military participates in Russia's Tsentr-2019 strategic exercises

The Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) strategic drills run in the Orenburg Region in Russia on September 16-21, with almost 130,000 people, over 20,000 units of military equipment and weapons and roughly 600 aircraft systems involved. Seven foreign states take part in drills: China, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. China will be represented by troops of the 76th Group Army under the PLA Western Theater Command.