OPINION (Express) – Chinese military personnel is being trained to use Russia’s deadly S-400 Triumf missile system in another example of cooperation between the two superpowers which is likely to set alarm bells ringing in Washington. Chinese personnel will learn how to operate the state-of-the-art weaponry, according to Russian state news agency TASS. A military-diplomatic source said: “About 100 military servicemen from the People’s Liberation Army of China will undergo instruction at a Russian training center in the
operation and combat uses of the second regimental set of the S-400 system, to be provided to China in the second half of the year.” Russia’s federal service for military-technical cooperation declined to comment. China is the first foreign customer to purchase the S-400 Triumf system, with the contract covering two regimental sets. The first set was delivered last spring, and in December 2018, China successfully used the system at its proving grounds to hit ballistic and aerodynamic targets. READ MORE
