29 March 2017

News Story: PLA stages live-fire drill near China-Myanmar border

KUNMING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)forces on Tuesday staged an air-ground live-fire drill in south China, close to the border with Myanmar, military sources said.

The joint drill, carried out by the Southern Theater Command of the PLA according to an annual training schedule, was aimed at testing the troops' capabilities in rapid maneuver, precise destruction, vertical blockade and joint strike.

As required in a live-fire drill, the exercise sites and attack targets were randomly selected, the sources said, adding that armored infantry, artillery, air defense, army aviation, and air force units participated in the drill.

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