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China’s PLA soldiers hold series of counterterrorism drills along border with Vietnam

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers have held a series of counterterrorism drills along China’s border with Vietnam. Chinese state media released a video on December 21, 2020, showing the exercises described as aiming to boost the army’s capabilities to better manage terrorism in the region.

Video source: CCTV
 

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