2013: Chinese and US troops initiated a joint humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise in Hawaii. 2019: Chinese troops head to Hawaii for joint disaster relief exercise with US military

November 2013:

Chinese and US troops initiated a joint humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise in Hawaii on Tuesday, November 12.

The three-day joint drill, which marks the first time for China to send its troops to US territory, focuses on providing emergency aid in a third country presumably hit by a devastating earthquake.

According to China's Min…