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The CULTURE of the CHINESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY
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The CULTURE of the CHINESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY
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Cover photo credits (left to right, top to bottom): 1. PLA Air Force soldiers shout slogans during a welcoming ceremony for Laos' Prime Minister Bouphavanh in Beijing, 2007. Reuters: Jason Lee 2. PLA Marine competes in an obstacle course in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 3. PLA recruits stand still as they balance books on their heads during training session at military base in Hefei, 2008. Reuters: Jianan Yu 4. PLA Marines in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 5. PLA Marine Honor Guard, Zhanjiang, 2006. Lt. Col. Marcus Annibale, USMC 6. Chinese and American Marines participate in a rifle competition in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 7. Chinese and American Marines compete in an obstacle course in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 8. Officers from the PLA Navy, ground forces, and Air Force salute in the latest upgrade uniform, Beijing, 2007. Reuters/China Daily 9. PLA Marine competes in an obstacle course in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 10. PLA Marines in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 11. Soldiers carry an injured woman after rescuing her from the ruins of a collapsed building in Miaoxian, Sichuan Province, 2008. Reuters/China Daily 12. PLA Marine competes in an obstacle course in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 13. PLA Marine competes in an obstacle course in Zhanjiang, 2006. United States Marine Corps 14. Soldiers carry an injured woman after rescuing her from the ruins of a collapsed building in Miaoxian, Sichuan Province, 2008. Reuters/China Daily 15. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, ADM Timothy Keating, meets Chinese Air Force Lt. General Liu Chengjun in Beijing, 2008. Reuters: Andy Wong
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16. Tanks from motorized division of the PLA drive into the "war zone" during a military exercise in Henan Province, 2006. Reuters/China Daily 17. PLA Marine Honor Guard, Zhanjiang, 2006. Lt. Col. Marcus Annibale, USMC 18. Chinese troops march in Tiananmen Square, 1997. Reuters: Will Burgess 19.