(VOVworld) – The Chinese and US armies will stage a joint military drill featuring rescue and disaster alleviation in southwest China from Nov. 13 to 18, China's military spokesperson Wu Qian told a press briefing on Thursday.

Chinese ships in a military drill (Photo: news.cn)

134 personnel from the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army and 89 from the US Pacific forces will take part in the drill at a training base in the Southern Theater Command in Kunming, Yunnan Province.