Paratroopers assigned to a brigade under the PLA Air Force’s airborne troops open their parachutes after jumping out of a transport aircraft during a parachute training exercise in mountainous area of central China’s Hubei Province in mid-January, 2020.

Fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command taxi on the flightline for a night flight mission on January 12, 2020.

Fighter jets conduct elephant walk during a round-the-clock combat power exercise organized by an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command on January 8, 2020.

A J-11 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command takes off from a military airfield during the round-the-clock flight training on January 6, 2020.

A JH-7 fighter bomber attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command gets ready to taxi out of its aircraft hangar for a round-the-clock flight training mission on January 7, 2020.

Multi-type tanks attached to an armored regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command rumble through a dirt road at night during a real combat field training exercise in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 6, 2020.

Soldiers assigned to a tactical unit under the Chinese People's Armored Police Force march in formation during a long-distance maneuver in north China in early January, 2020.

Infantrymen assigned to an armored regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command operate their main battle tanks to set up a defensive position on snow-covered road during a maneuvering operation in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 2, 2019.

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a flight patrol mission on January 1, 2019.

Two pilots sitting in the cockpit of a J-11 fighter jet get settled as they await approval to take off during the round-the-clock flight training organized by an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command on January 3, 2020.

A LCAC attached to a landing ship flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship Wuzhishan during the 3-day maritime live-fire training in waters of the South China Sea from December 29 to 31, 2019.

Multi-type transport and attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 81st Group Army lift off successively for a round-the-clock flight training task in highly frozen region in late December, 2019.

Soldiers assigned to an air-defense brigade of the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command fire smoke bombs as a concealment wall during a real combat training exercise in early December, 2019.

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, was delivered to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and placed in active service on Dec. 17 at a naval port in Sanya. The new aircraft carrier, named after Shandong Province in east China, was given the hull number 17.

Special operations soldiers assigned to the Chinese PAP work together to identify targets at sunset during the counter-terrorism training on December 24, 2019.

The picture shows aircraft carrier Shandong berths at a naval port in Sanya. China's first domestically-made aircraft carrier Shandong was officially commissioned to the PLA Navy at a military port in Sanya on the afternoon of December 17, 2019.

Airmen and special operations soldiers conducted a coordinated flight training exercise on such subjects as penetration reconnaissance and forced assault to beef up the troops' coordinated combat capability.

Soldiers assigned to an air-defense brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army operate a crane to hoist and load HQ-16 medium-range air-defense missiles onto a missile launching truck during training on December 19, 2019.

Two J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxi out shelters onto the runway for a training sortie on December 20, 2019.

A cluster of Z-19 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 81st Group Army lift off successively during a flight training exercise on December 17, 2019, to hone the troops' real combat capabilities.