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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-05

Cultural exchange strengthens ties between Chinese, Mongolia troops in "Steppe Partner 2026"

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletChina Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source languageen — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-06-05
Original URLhttp://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/EC/16465804.html
Collected at2026-06-05 15:34:45 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprintbd546daf6c766d5098f39b8acf2f3546212435dda599f2f1807dc33efc4cef95 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
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By Du Juan, Gong Ze, Wang Lijun, Zhou Zixuan, Liu Guanliang, Jia Siyu and Liu Jinzhou BEIJING, June 5 -- On June 3rd, the Chinese and Mongolian troops participating in "Steppe Partner 2026" joint army training carried out a series of cultural exchange activities, enhancing friendship and deepening mutual trust through interaction. Mongolian participating troops were invited to visit a Chinese cultural exchange exhibition, where they experienced traditional Chinese cultural activities such as calligraphy and paper cutting, and made dumplings and took part in a tea art in the food culture zone. Meanwhile, Chinese troops demonstrated Tai Chi and Chinese Kung Fu. At the Mongolian camp, the Chinese participating troops watched wrestling performances and experienced archery. The two sides also held friendly matches including tug-of-war and basketball. Through various cultural, recreational, and sporting events, Chinese and Mongolian troops continued to solidify their friendship. (Video Editor: Huang Panyue)

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Cultural exchange strengthens ties between Chinese, Mongolia troops in "Steppe Partner 2026"." China Military Online (EN), 2026-06-05. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/EC/16465804.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 1101, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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