China and Singapore are conducting a joint anti-terrorism training exercise in Guilin in the southwest Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region that will run until June 26, said Chinese military sources.

The drill, “Cooperation-2009”, involves 61 soldiers and officers of the People's Liberation Army and 61 of their Singapore counterparts, Xinhua news agency said, citing spokesman , Huang Xueping of the Ministry of National Defense.

Kicked off on June 18, the exercise will conduct simulations of an attempt by international terrorists to attack an expo using radioactive contaminants, biological and chemical weapons.

The task forces will conduct joint training and seminars to improve their ability to detect and handle those threats, the spokesman said.

The joint training exercises were arranged by defence authorities of the two countries, and they represent the PLA's first joint operation with foreign forces in security maintenance.

The exercise would improve the forces' ability to deal with multiple security threats and help maintain peace and stability in the Asian-Pacific region, he said./.