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according to the hong kong south china morning post website on september 10, the brazilian navy announced that for the first time, the us and chinese militaries simultaneously participated in a joint military exercise led by the brazilian armed forces.

operation formosa is a large-scale military exercise in latin america that has been held since 1988. according to the brazilian ministry of defense, about 3,000 military personnel began training on september 4 and the exercise is expected to last until the 17th.

in last year's "fomosai operation", the united states sent troops from the u.s. southern command, while china participated as an observer. a spokesman for the brazilian armed forces said this year was the first time that both china and the united states sent military personnel to participate in the exercise at the same time.

officers from argentina, france, italy, mexico, nigeria, pakistan, the republic of congo and south africa also took part in the exercise. "it is customary to invite friendly countries to participate in the exercises," the brazilian navy said in a statement last week.

“the invitation of these countries is very important and is directly related to the opportunity to promote close integration between the brazilian navy and the militaries of friendly countries.”

the brazilian ministry of defense said that the exercise aims to simulate amphibious operations, with warships launching attacks on coastal hostile areas and planning to land on designated beaches. the brazilian ministry of defense said that "all weapons will use live ammunition in the exercise", which "will not only promote the exchange of experience with allied forces of other countries", but also promote the interoperability and integrated development of the navy, army and air force.

china's participation in operation formosa is the latest move by beijing to expand military cooperation with brasilia. in 2015, chinese troops participated in a training program at brazil's jungle warfare training center in manaus, amazonas state.

last year, chinese naval officers visited rio de janeiro and brasilia to hold discussions with brazilian naval officers, and in july this year, brazilian army commander thomas reportedly visited beijing to "strengthen cooperation in academic affairs" and explore "cooperation in science and technology and the defense industry."