Chinese, Thai armies kick off joint military drill

The Chinese and Thai army special forces kicked off a 14-day joint anti-terror training in Thailand Monday morning.

Code-named "Strike-2013", the drill is the fourth of its kind hosted by the two countries, Xinhua reported.

The drill is aimed at further deepening exchanges between the special forces of the two neighbouring countries and enhancing their capabilities of training and performing special operations.

It is also intended to strengthen the friendly ties between the special forces of the two nations and expand future cooperation.