Chinese troops participating in the "Peace Mission 2021" military exercise arrive at a military airport in Orenburg, Russia, Sept. 10, 2021. (Photo by Liu Dan/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The "Peace Mission 2021," a counter-terrorism military exercise for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, is being held in Orenburg, Russia from Sept. 11 to 25.
The participants are from eight SCO member states, including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. The participating troops consist of around 4,000 military personnel, among which 558 are from China.
The routine exercise within the framework of the SCO is aimed at deepening defense and security cooperation among member states, improving their ability to cope with new challenges and threats, and jointly safeguarding regional peace and security.
Here is a glimpse of some of the previous "Peace Mission" drills:
Chinese military vehicles attend the closing ceremony of the Peace Mission - 2014 military drill in Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia, north China, Aug. 29, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
People's Liberation army soldiers participate in the opening ceremony of joint exercise code-named "Peace Mission 2014" involving member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Zhurihe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
Soldiers from Russia participate in the joint military exercise before the "Peace Mission-2014" in Zhurihe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
Soldiers from Kazakhstan participate in the joint military exercise before the "Peace Mission-2014" in Zhurihe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 20, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
Foreign troops unload equipment at the train station of the Zhurihe training base, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
Soldiers participate in the launching ceremony of the "Peace Mission 2012," a joint military exercise held by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Khudzhand, Tajikistan, on June 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
Soldiers participate in the "Peace Mission 2007" anti-terror drill in Chelyabinsk of Russia on Aug. 17, 2007. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Chinese armored vehicles move forwards the target during the "Peace Mission 2007" anti-terror drill involving member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Chelyabinsk of Russia, Aug. 17, 2007. (Xinhua/Li Gang)■
