The Chinese Ministry of Defense announced that border guard forces from China, Russia and Mongolia will conduct joint exercises this September under the slogan "Border Cooperation 2026".
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The training will focus on preventing reconnaissance and sabotage activities in border areas.
The ministry explained that the exercises will include training on joint planning, joint research, joint strikes, and interception.
This is the second time that the trilateral "border cooperation" exercises have been conducted, with the Chinese Ministry of Defense indicating that their goal is to enhance mutual strategic trust, deepen border cooperation, and jointly maintain security and stability in border areas.
Seoul intelligence: A US-North Korea summit is possible at any time.
A South Korean lawmaker, citing a briefing from Seoul's intelligence agency, revealed that a summit between the United States and North Korea is now possible "at any time".
Representative Yoon Kun-young told reporters, after being briefed on the South Korean intelligence assessment, that the analysis suggests a summit between the two Koreas and the United States could take place at any moment, without specifying a possible date or location for the meeting, merely indicating that there is diplomatic activity behind the scenes that could pave the way for a resumption of negotiations between the two sides.
These statements come at a time when no official comments have been issued by Washington or Pyongyang regarding these indicators, amid international anticipation of the position of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, especially with the continued stalemate in the North Korean nuclear file and the escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula during the past period.
