International army games to promote military exchanges

The International Army Games 2018 will offer a good platform for global military exchanges and a bridge for friendship and cooperation, a senior official said ahead of the games' start on Monday in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Military units from 10 countries - including China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan - will compete in Korla in three contests: the Suvorov Attack race and shooting competition by infantry fighting vehicles, the Clear Sky test for air defense units, and Safe Route, a new contest held in China this year in which teams make their way through a minefield.

Another contest, Seaborne Assault, hosted by the Chinese Navy for the first time, will take place at Quanzhou, Fujian province.