Chinese troops moved to Russia to participate in host-led joint military exercises, the ministry said.
China's participation in the joint exercises was "irrelevant to the current international and regional situation," the ministry said.
In July Moscow announced plans to conduct "Vostok" (Eastern) exercises from his August 30th until he September 5th, but a costly war was being waged in Ukraine. there is At the time, he said that some foreign powers would participate, but did not name them.
China's defense ministry said its participation in the exercise was part of an annual bilateral cooperation agreement with Russia.
"The purpose is to deepen practical and friendly cooperation with the armed forces of participating countries, to increase the level of strategic cooperation between participating parties, and to develop the ability to respond to various security threats.
Under Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,Beijing and Moscow grew closer.
A year ago this month, Russia and China held joint military exercises in north-central China involving more than 10,000 soldiers. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu praised the Sibu/Cooperation-2021 exercise in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and suggested it could be further developed.
In October, Russia and China held joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan. A few days later, Russian and Chinese warships conducted their first joint patrol in the Western Pacific.
The following month, South Korean forces announced that China's two fighter jets and his seven Russian fighter jets had penetrated the air defense identification zone during what Beijing called routine training. , announced that it had scrambled the fighters.
Shortly before Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Beijing and Moscow announced an "unrestricted" partnership, but US officials said China would not circumvent US-led sanctions against Russia. He said he never provided military equipment to the United States.
Russia's Eastern Military District includes part of Siberia and is headquartered in Khabarovsk, near the Chinese border.
