China justified its ongoing joint air exercise "Shaheen-IX" with Pakistan

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Daily Current Affairs Article 25th December 2020: China justified its ongoing joint air exercise "Shaheen-IX" with Pakistan, even though it had expressed apprehensions about India’s "Malabar exercise".

China defended "Shaheen-IX" exercise with Pakistan air force as a routine arrangement, which experts believe is reflective of a larger strategic posture towards India.

The Air Forces of China and Pakistan are holding their annual exercise "Shaheen-IX" since 9th December in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province near Indian border.

India recently hosted the Malabar 2020 naval exercise with the U.S., Japan and Australia.

• A Chinese state media had termed the Malabar naval drill as an ill-intentioned attempt to corner China.
• India had categorically stated that the orientation of Malabar exercise had been towards a free, open, inclusive Indo-Pacific as well as a rule-based international order.