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| | |  | | | A member of China's peacekeeping medical team to the Democratic Republic of Congo embraces her child upon arriving at the Xiantao Airport in Shenyang Dec 18. The team was sent to the African country in April, together with 184 soldiers to help restore peace. Their efforts have won them a peacekeeping prize from the United Nations. [newsphoto] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | An air show is staged at Nanyuan Airport in the southern suburbs of Beijing November 3, 2003 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of aviation for human beings. The pilots performed two dozen flight manoeuvres in a half-hour stunt show, dazzling 11,000 viewers with spectacular acrobatic performances. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | An air show is staged at Nanyuan Airport in the southern suburbs of Beijing November 3, 2003 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of aviation for human beings. The pilots performed two dozen flight manoeuvres in a half-hour stunt show, dazzling 11,000 viewers with spectacular acrobatic performances. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | An air show is staged at Nanyuan Airport in the southern suburbs of Beijing November 3, 2003, as part of an air show organized to commemorate the centennial anniversary of aviation for human beings. The pilots performed two dozen flight manoeuvres in a half-hour stunt show, dazzling 11,000 viewers with spectacular acrobatic performances. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Pakistani navy soldiers prepare for a joint search-and-rescue exercise with the Chinese Navy in the East China Sea. The drill is scheduled to begin October 22, 2003. This is the first time China's navy will conduct a joint non-traditional security exercise with foreign navies. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Pakistani navy destroyer Babur awaits to take part in a joint search-and-rescue exercise with the Chinese Navy in the East China Sea. The drill is scheduled to begin October 22, 2003. This is the first time China's navy will conduct a joint non-traditional security exercise with foreign navies. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | A flight exhibition team from the Air Force stages on formation maneuvers in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province October 16, 2003 to mark the 100 anniversary of human being's successful test flight of manned plane. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Xiaolong/FC-1, a multi-purpose light fighter aircraft, makes a successful maiden flight at Wenjiang Airport September 3, 2003, in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Incorporating advanced design and state-of-the-art technology, the aircraft has the comprehensive combat capability of a third generation fighter. The successful flight laid foundations for Chinese defense industry to gain a spot in the international market.[newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Xiaolong/FC-1, a multi-purpose light fighter aircraft, makes a successful maiden flight at Wenjiang Airport September 3, 2003, in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Incorporating advanced design and state-of-the-art technology, the aircraft has the comprehensive combat capability of a third generation fighter. The successful flight laid foundations for Chinese defense industry to gain a spot in the international market.[newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Chinese army takes part in its first counter-terrorism exercise in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 25, 2003. The drill was aimed at improving the army's capability in this field, and there was also a seminar on related issues. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Chinese army takes part in its first counter-terrorism exercise in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 25, 2003. The drill was aimed at improving the army's capability in this field, and there was also a seminar on related issues. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Chinese army takes part in its first counter-terrorism exercise in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 25, 2003. The drill was aimed at improving the army's capability in this field, and there was also a seminar on related issues. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Chinese army takes part in its first counter-terrorism exercise in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 25, 2003. The drill was aimed at improving the army's capability in this field, and there was also a seminar on related issues. [Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | The second phase of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s joint military exercise kickstarts in Yili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 11, 2003. More than 1,000 officers and soldiers from SCO's five member states, including China and Russia, take part in the anti-terrorism maneuver. The first phase of the drill was held in Kazakhstan's border city of Ucharal.[Xinhua]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Soliders storm a bus "hijacked" by "terrorists" in the second phase of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s joint military exercise in Yili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 11, 2003. More than 1,000 officers and soldiers from SCO's five member states, including China and Russia, take part in the anti-terrorism maneuver. The first phase of the drill was held in Kazakhstan's border city of Ucharal.[Xinhua] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | The second phase of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s joint military exercise kickstarts in Yili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 11, 2003. More than 1,000 officers and soldiers from SCO's five member states, including China and Russia, take part in the anti-terrorism maneuver. The first phase of the drill was held in Kazakhstan's border city of Ucharal.[Xinhua]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | The second phase of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s joint military exercise kickstarts in Yili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region August 11, 2003. More than 1,000 officers and soldiers from SCO's five member states, including China and Russia, take part in the anti-terrorism maneuver. The first phase of the drill was held in Kazakhstan's border city of Ucharal.[Xinhua]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | The picture shows the SUPER-7 fighter jet, which is the first fighter jet completely designed and manufactured by China. The third-generation fighter plane, which can carry 3.8 tons of missiles, also has improved systems for attacking ground targets. Its advanced radar positioning and operating systems give the plane greater flexibility and better close-range manoeuvrability. [sina.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Chinese Defence Minister General Cao Gangchuan (Left) toasts with Walter F.Ballen Pena (Right), military attache of Peru Embassy in China, in a reception held yesterday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by the Ministry of Defence, to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), which falls on August 1. [newsphtoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Militias take part in shooting exercise in Yuanling, Central China's Hunan Province on June 19, 2003. Local authorities are taking all kinds of measures to enhance the fighting capabilities of the militias. [newsphoto.com.cn]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | A soldier from the Zhejiang Unit of the Armed Police jumps over a wall in an anti-terror exercise in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on July 9, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Chinese peacekeepers wait for march order in Beijing Capital International Airport on April 1, 2003. They are heading for the Democratic Republic of Congo for a peacekeeping mission. [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | A bomb left over by the Japanese invaders in the 1930s was detonated by soldiers stationed in Xia'men, East China's Fujian Province on April 3, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | In its field maneuver, an antiaircraft artillery regiment of the Beijing Military Area Command actively explores new methods of hitting targets at night and during long-range raid. The picture shows the regiment conducting firing practice at night. [pladaily] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Soldiers from a reconnaissance training group of the Jinan Military Area Command run the "enemy's blockade line" in their graduation examination . In order to improve their cadets' overall quality, the group pays much attention to setting up teaching subjects close to actual combat. [PLA Daily] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Liu Chunlin (R), a doctor with the Shenyan Military Area Command, and Li Mingrui receive people's greetings during a group wedding ceremony for eight newlyweds on July 1, 2003, in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province. The eight couples postponed their marriage to help Beijing's fight against SARS in Xiaotangshan hospital. [newsphoto.com.cn]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Soldiers evacuate residents in East China's Jiangsu Province, due to flooding from the Huaihe River. The water level in Hongze Lake in Jiangsu continues to climb with the continuous heavy rain throughout the region. By 8:00 a.m. Thursday, the water level in the lake had reached 14.14 meters, 0.08 meters above the maximum reached in 1999, when the lake was hit by one of the worst floods in China's history. [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Firefighters try to quell fierce flames in a wholesale small-commodities market in Shiyan, Central China's Hebei Province July 8, 2003. Several hundred wholesalers' properties were reduced to ashes and seven firefighters were injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation. [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | In the light of the need for the preparation of military struggle, a regiment of the Jinan Military Area Command conducts regular field mobility trainings in a bid to find deficiencies in their combat readiness and make improvements on this basis. The picture shows the regiment conducts emergent mobility training recently. [PLA Daily] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Onlookers watch firemen trying to put out fierce fire which broke out in two big fishing boats anchored for repair and maintenance in Sanya, a port in southern China's Hainan Province. The fire was the result of an electrical fault and lasted for more than one hour, causing damage of at least 3 million yuan (US$360,000). [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | In the light of the special features of future war, an armored regiment of the Xinjiang Military Command actively explore the new training methods and combat skills with the aim of improving the troops' scramble capability, field survival capability and accompanying support capability. The picture shows the troops are conducting maneuver training. [PLA Daily]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | A unit of the Guangzhou Military Area Command strives hard to do a better job in afforestation of their barracks and has been cited as "the advanced unit of afforestation " by the Guangzhou Military Area Command recently. In the picture, the servicemen are trimming grasses and flowers.[PLA Daily]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | A rada regiment of the air force of the Shenyang Military Area Command actively explore new fighting methods in light of new training program and gradually build up its own advantages in rapid rada netting to counter hostile interference. The regiment has been cited as "first class military training unit" by the air force of the Shenyang Military Area Command for four consecutive years. The picture shows rada men conducting rapid rada netting exercise. [PLA Daily]
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | The officers and men from the 3rd Squadron of the Kashi Detachment of the Armed Police Force, stationed in Taklamakan Desert, practice hard to safeguard the stability in the frontier area.The picture shows they are in tactical training in Gobi Desert.[PLA Daily] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Soldiers from a unit of the Guangzhou Military Area Command are in an overwater driving training. The unit are taking all kinds of measures to enhance its fighting capabilities. [PLA Daily] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | An armored regiment of the Xinjiang Military Area Command goes deep into desert to conduct adaptability training, through which its integrated combat capability has been greatly improved. [PLA Daily] | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | The valiant efforts of armed police who repaired a collapsing dyke in East China on the evening of July 8, 2003, saved more than 1 million people at risk from serious flooding. The collapsed dyke on the Chuhe River, which flows across Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, threatened the Beijing-Shanghai railway artery and Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, 50 kilometres away, said officials with the Anhui flood control department. [newsphoto.com.cn] | | | | | | | | | |
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