Dubbed Eagle Assault 2024, the 11-day exercise will see troops practice night landings, overcome water obstacles and engage in urban combat drills.
The joint exercises follow Belarus joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Eurasian political, economic and defense organization led by Russia and China.
At first, the SCO was intended to address border disputes between the first five members.
Belarus and China first cooperated on military exercises in 2018 Image: Vayar military information agency/Belarusian Defence Ministry/Handout/REUTERS.
It may appear that this week's Chinese-Belarusian joint military exercises are a result of Belarus joining the SCO.
Matsukevich said Belarus' new SCO membership likely has little to do with the military exercises.
From 2016 to 2020, before popular protests began in Belarus, Minsk had maintained a dialogue with NATO and even invited observers to its maneuvers. »