SINGAPORE, Dec. 8 -- A Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the Chinese troops participating in the China-Singapore Exercise Cooperation-2025 joint army training arrived at the Changi Air Base, Singapore on December 8, 2025.

It marks the seventh event of the series of Exercise Cooperation joint army training held by the Chinese and Singaporean armies. With the theme of "Joint Counter Terrorism Operations in Urban Environment", the joint training aims to enhance the collaborative capabilities of the two militaries in joint counter-terrorism operations.

The Chinese participating troops are selected from a brigade assigned to the Chinese PLA 74th Group Army. Over the next ten days, the two sides will conduct all-round exchanges in operational command, tactics application, and logistic support during urban counter-terrorism operations, by means of mixed-group training, joint command and coordinated actions. Together, they will explore new tactics and approaches for modern urban counter-terrorism operations and jointly enhance their capabilities to address non-traditional security threats.