Three tracked rocket launcher systems attached to a brigade under the PLA 82nd Group Army fire at mock targets during a force-on-force live-fire exercise held in the Gobi desert on September 3, 2021.

A J-10 fighter jet assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command makes straight takeoff run during a flight training mission on September 7, 2021.

A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Navy flies to the designated airspace during a round-the-clock live-fire training exercise in late August, 2021.

Chinese troops participate in the opening ceremony of the "Peace Mission 2021," a counter-terrorism military exercise for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, at the training range in Orenburg, Russia on Sept. 20, 2021.

The Long March-7 Y4 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-3, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 20, 2021. China launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 on Monday to deliver supplies for its under-construction space station.

Long-range Multiple Launch Rocket Systems attached to an artillery brigade under the PLA Xizang Military Command conduct a salvo of shells at mock targets during a tactical live-fire training exercise in China's Xizang Autonomous Region on September 2, 2021.

The comprehensive supply ship Weishanhui (Hull 887) provides supplies to the guided-missile frigate Yuncheng (Hull 571) during an alongside replenishment-at-sea drill in waters of the South China Sea on August 20, 2021.

Chinese and Pakistani participating troops conduct convoy escort during the final stage of Shared Destiny-2021 UN peacekeeping field training exercise held in Queshan, China’s Henan Province on September 15, 2021.

The amphibious transport dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command sails on the water during a recent maritime training exercise.

Special operations members assigned to the PLA Air Force march forward under alternate cover during the Hell Week extreme military training in late August.

Two helicopters attached to a naval aviation regiment under the PLA Northern Theater Command conduct the search and rescue training on August 24, 2021.

The military helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army fly at an ultralow altitude in the valley during the defense penetration training on August 30, 2021.

The military helicopters and amphibious assault vehicles attached to a brigade of the army under the PLA Eastern Theater Command conduct coordination in a maritime training exercise on September 4, 2021.

Armored vehicles attached to a combined-arms regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command march in the Gobi desert during a training exercise on September 1, 2021.

Two helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 74th Group Army fly in formation during a flight training exercise involving multiple types of helicopters on September 1.

A paratrooper assigned to a special operations brigade under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command controls his parachute to reach the drop zone during a parachuting training exercise on August 31, 2021.

A fighter jet soars into the sky during a coordination flight training exercise conducted by the naval aviation troops under the PLA Eastern Theater Command in late August, 2021.

The Chinese team stands on the podium of the first place in the Suvorov Onslaught event of the International Army Games (IAG) 2021.

A group of armored vehicles attached to a combined arms brigade under the PLA 81st Group Army maneuver on dirt roads in speed to a designated training base for a tactical test on August 12, 2021.

A fighter bomber attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Northern Theater Command receives power-on inspections in its hangar after completing a recent round-the-clock flight training exercise.

Amphibious armored vehicles attached to a brigade of the army under the PLA Eastern Theater Command arrive at the beach-head during a recent beach landing operation.

A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command taxies to its hangar after landing during a round-the-clock fight training exercise on August 24, 2021.

Fighter jets attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Southern Theater Command take off in formation for a round-the-clock flight training exercise on August17, 2021.

The guided-missile frigate Shangrao (Hull 583) steams during a joint anti-submarine drill held by a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Eastern Theater Command in early August.

An amphibious infantry fighting vehicle attached to a brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army practices landing and disembarking from the well deck of a landing ship during a maritime driving skill training exercise on August 9, 2021.

Airmen assigned to an air-defense brigade with the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command practice loading missiles onto a missile launching vehicle during a field training on August 11, 2021.

The opening ceremony of three competitions of the International Army Games (IAG) 2021 is held at the "Suvorov Attack" competition venue in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on August 22, 2021.

A bomber attached to an aviation regiment of the PLA Navy taxies down the runway after completing a realistic round-the-clock flight training exercise on August 9, 2021.

Military truck-mounted artilleries attached to a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command fire at mock targets during a field live-ammunition firing training in mid August, 2021.

A fleet of J-20 fighter jets cruises in the designated airspace in the China-Russia joint military exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 at a training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City from August 9 to 13, 2021.

The armored assault group rumbles ahead to launch an assault against the forward position of mock terrorists in the China-Russia joint military exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 at a training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City from August 9 to 13, 2021.

Transport helicopters fly at an extremely-low altitude before landing in the China-Russia joint military exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 at a training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City from August 9 to 13, 2021.

A piece of heavy equipment is airdropped from the transport aircraft during the China-Russia joint exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 at a training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City of West China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from August 9 to 13, 2021.

A military aircraft attached to a naval aviation regiment under the PLA Eastern Theater Command passes through a water gate after completing a flight training exercise in mid July, 2021.

Amphibious armored vehicles attached to a brigade of the PLA Navy Marine Corps practice entering and leaving the well deck of the floating tank landing ship during a maritime training exercise in mid July, 2021.

A paratrooper assigned to a special operations brigade under the PLA Tibet Military Command pulls his parachute straps to slow down the speed as he reaching the designated drop zone during a training exercise on July 30, 2021.

A main battle tank attached to a combined arms regiment under the PLA Nanjiang Military Command spits fires in a military shooting range in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on July 26, 2021.

A cluster of attack helicopters attached to a brigade under the PLA 81st Group Army lift off successively and fly to a predetermined operational area at ultra-low attitude during a live-fire combat training exercise on July 28, 2021.

A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command takes off for flight training on July 31, 2021.

Two fighter bombers attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Northern Theater Command taxi on the runway in close formation before takeoff for a round-the-clock flight training exercise in late July.