Representatives of the People's Republic of China participated in military exercises in Belarus, studying the experience in connection with the war in Ukraine, according to a new report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), UNN reports.
"The People's Republic of China (PRC) is likely to learn the lessons of the Russian military through the Belarusian forces," the report says.
On October 27, the commander of the Belarusian Special Operations Forces, Major General Vadim Denisenko, reportedly said that representatives of China, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan had participated in military exercises in Belarus over the past three to four months.
Denisenko claimed that China is interested in the lessons learned by Belarusian troops in connection with the war in Ukraine, such as the use of drones, trench clearing, and storming buildings.
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