China and Belarus start joint exercises on NATO's edge

Countries advocate multipolar world amid tensions with U.S. and the West

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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.

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