In late December, China and India launched their first joint
military exercise in Kunming.
In November, missile destroyer Shenzhen dropped anchor off Tokyo
Bay, the first time a People's Liberation Army (PLA) ship has
called at a Japanese port.
In early November, China and the US agreed to open a direct
military link between the two defense ministries when US Defense
Secretary Robert Gates visited China.
In October, China, Australia and the New Zealand launched joint
marine rescue exercises in the South Pacific.
In September, Chinese armed police conducted a three-day joint
anti-terrorism drill with their Russian counterparts near
Moscow.
China and France launched their first joint naval exercise
"China-France Friendship 2007" in the Mediterranean Sea off the
southern French port city of Toulon.
In late August, Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan paid a goodwill
visit to Japan, the first by a Chinese defense minister since
1998.
In August, the PLA participated in the joint anti-terrorism
drill held by the six members of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization codenamed "Peace Mission 2007" in Russia.
On July 24, missile destroyer Guangzhou started a three-month
cruise to Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France.
(Xinhua News Agency January 14, 2008)