Joint military drills broad-based

Chinese and Russian troops began a five-day joint military drill code-named "Vostok-2018" on Tuesday in the Trans-Baikal region of Russia.

The middle part of the Onon River flows past the Tsugol training range where a Chinese commander shouts out an order, and over 170 Chinese soldiers suddenly rush out of the bushes.

Further downstream, around 500 meters from the Chinese position, a battalion of Russian soldiers slowly crawls toward the riverbank.