Their talks focused on “regional security dynamics, measures for regional stability, and enhancing bilateral defence cooperation”, according to Pakistan’s military.
The Warrior-8 joint counterterrorism exercise began in Pakistan last week and will continue until mid-December, focusing on clean-up and strike operations.
China sent more than 300 troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theatre Command to take part, with the Chinese defence ministry saying the exercises were aimed at “testing and enhancing joint counterterrorism capabilities” and “consolidating and deepening pragmatic exchanges and cooperation” between the two militaries.
The ministry added that the drills involved “multilevel, multi-speciality integrated training” and simulating real combat scenarios.
