The joint military exercises held by China and Russia constituted a good practice of the new concept of security advocated by China, said Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan Friday.
  
In recent years, China has been actively advocating and practising a new concept of security focused on mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation, said Cao at a press conference jointly held with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov after the conclusion of first Sino-Russian joint military exercises.
  
China seeks comprehensive political, economic, military and social security for itself by dealing with both traditional and non-traditional security threats through diversified means, he said, and China's ultimate goal is common security of the international community.
  
"The first joint military exercises have helped promote mutual trust in the international military and security field, and constituted a good practice of the new concept of security advocated by China," said Cao.
  
The first Sino-Russian joint military exercises, dubbed "Peace Mission 2005", ended on Thursday in east China's Shandong Peninsula, with nearly 10,000 troops involved.

(Xinhua News Agency August 27, 2005)