The two-week long Pakistan and China Joint Military Exercise YOUYI-IV commenced on Monday near Jhelum. “The joint exercise, spread over a period of two weeks, is aimed at sharing mutual exchange of experience and information through a comprehensive training programme in real time. This exercise is fourth in the series in which Special Forces from both sides will participate,” an ISPR statement said. “Exercise YOUYI-IV is a Brigade-level joint exercise between the two armies. The Chinese Army being well equipped and highly technical in nature is very meticulous, keen and equally professional in their approach. During last joint exercise in China they demonstrated high sense of professionalism and friendship towards Pakistan,” it said. Exercise YOUYI, which literally translates into “friendship”, started in 2004. So far three exercises have been conducted with two in China and one in Pakistan. These exercises were mandated to boost existing professional relationship between the two friendly armies. The forthcoming joint military exercise YOUYI-IV will certainly pave the way for further cementing the existing bilateral relations between the two countries. Senior Military leadership from both sides will also attend the Exercise. The YOUYI-IV exercise will be a true manifestation to a famous Chinese phrase “Pakistan China friendship is higher than the mountains and deeper than oceans”.
