The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted a series of drills to mark China’s Army Day in Shanxi Province.

More than 3,000 personnel along with anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars, recoilless rifles and two helicopters participated in the manoeuvres, which included air raid drills and a series of rescue operations in the wake of an earthquake.

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PLA Shanxi Provincial Military Area Command commander Liu Yunhai said the drills aimed to test the ability and response of military and paramilitary units when performing military and non-war affairs.

The air raid exercises involved simulated warfare and usage of electromagnetic monitoring devices, GPS and internet-based technologies for communication, according to Xinhua News Agency.

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