2016年CRI China-US holds Joint HADR Live Troop Exercise in Yunnan

China-US holds Joint¹ HADR Live Troop Exercise in Yunnan

On the sideline of China-US joint exercises, some military observers from foreign countries talked about how they viewed such drills.

The drills soldiers are taking part in, focus on humanitarian² assistance and disaster relief in high altitude regions.

A total of 223 elite³ soldiers are taking part, including 134 from the People's Liberation Army and 89 from the US side.

The drills themselves consist of four parts: command and control, ground rescue operations, relief and relocation, as well as marine⁴ rescues.

40 soldiers from two-dozen other countries are also here to oversee⁵ the joint exercises.

Captain Stafford with Grenada's armed forces says the marine rescue drills are of particular interest, given Grenada is a small Caribbean island.

"I believe it was an excellent show of the military ability and capability⁶ for rescues in the water. There were a lot of things that I learned that were new, we've heard of it before, but for the first time we were able to see it actually happen. About the next drill that I think could be in a couple of years, and that we and the US can all be in this together."

The drills put the soldiers from both sides to the test...

A 289-meter-long pontoon bridge was constructed in just 15-minutes, allowing both people and vehicles safe avenues of escape from a simulated disaster area.

Italian Colonel Sandro Calaresu says the ground-based drills 'hit-home' for him.

"My feeling is very positive, I come from a country where earthquakes are not affections but a reality these days, so I can say this exercise is very constructive⁷, and you never know when they might use expertise⁸ and resources that we've seen here today in real cases."

Beyond training, the joint exercises are also designed to try to create a sense of comradery among the soldiers taking part.

Colonel Calaresu, who is also a military liason to the European Union, says drills like the ones in Yunnan are worth expanding.

"Today, as we speak in Brussels, we have bilateral⁹ talks between China and the European Union, I believe that the synergy and efforts to continue these kinds of events can be discussed and taken forward."

The drills in Yunnan represent the 4th time in the last 3-years, that Chinese and US soldiers have worked together in joint exercises.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

4 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

5 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

6 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

7 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

8 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

9 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。