Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-30

China-Mongolia "Steppe Partner-2026" Army Joint Training Opening Ceremony Held

中蒙“草原伙伴-2026”陆军联训举行开训仪式

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-05-30
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16464506.html
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新华社呼和浩特5月30日电（杜娟、王成）中蒙“草原伙伴-2026”陆军联合训练开训仪式30日在内蒙古某联合训练基地举行。开训仪式上，双方联训指挥员共同检阅参训部队，并分别致辞。中蒙双方600余名官兵现场参加仪式。本次联训以联合打击非法武装组织行动为课题，旨在不断深化友谊互信，加强务实合作，提升共同维护地区和平稳定能力。这是中蒙两国陆军第2次举行该系列联训。据了解，参加此次联训的中方部队，以陆军第79集团军某旅装甲力量为主体组建。联训期间，双方将组建联合指挥所，围绕联合指挥、协同打击等课目开展实战化训练，进一步提升两军共同应对安全风险、联合遂行任务的能力。

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The opening ceremony for 'Steppe Partner-2026' was held May 30 at a joint training base in Inner Mongolia, with more than 600 Chinese and Mongolian officers and soldiers attending; Chinese forces are organized primarily around armored elements of a brigade under the 79th Group Army, and both sides will establish a joint command post for 实战化训练 (combat-realistic training) focused on joint command and coordinated strike operations against illegal armed organizations. This is the second iteration of the series, making it a nascent but recurring bilateral format — the article documents the exercise's institutional structure and stated subject matter but does not specify which brigade, the duration, or the scale of forces beyond the ceremony headcount.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中蒙“草原伙伴-2026”陆军联训举行开训仪式." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-30. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16464506.html.

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