International relationsChina and Belarus start joint exercises on NATO's edge
Countries advocate multipolar world amid tensions with U.S. and the West
Chinese military forces arrive in Belarus for joint counterterrorism drills. (Chinese Defense Ministry)
YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer
BEIJING -- China and Belarus are conducting joint military exercises near the Polish border through July 19, deepening diplomatic and defense ties in a check against NATO after Minsk joined the Beijing- and Moscow-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) last week.