| Chinese soldiers and their Pakistani counterparts attend a joint antiterrorism drill in Qingtongxia of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on July 4. The weeklong "Friendship-2010" drill, kicked off on July 3, is crucial for upgrading troops' capabilities in fighting terrorism together and safeguarding regional peace and security, said Lt Gen Wang Guosheng, commander of Lanzhou Military Command, at the opening ceremony. The first Sino-Pakistan joint antiterrorism drill, "Friendship-2004," was held in a county in Xinjiang that borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. A subsequent "Friendship-2006" drill was held in the hills of northern Pakistan (XINHUA) |
