North Sword 2005 military exercise
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-27 13:12

A tank of the "red army" drives on a makeshift bridge to break the defence of the "blue army" a military exercise in a training base in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China September 27, 2005. The wargame, coded "North Sword 2005," started Tuesday at the Zhurihe training base, a tactical drill base in Inner Mongolia. Forty foreign military officers from 24 countries are invited to watch the exercise. [Xinhua] A helicopter protects the "blue army" tanks in moving towards the enemy positions in a military exercise in a training base in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China September 27, 2005. The wargame, coded "North Sword 2005," started Tuesday at the Zhurihe training base, a tactical drill base in Inner Mongolia. Forty foreign military officers from 24 countries are invited to watch the exercise. [Xinhua]