Commanders from Russia and China are seen at the Zhurihe airport on August 17, 2014. Chinese troops welcomed Russian troops that will participate in the Peace Mission-2014 drill. The first Russian army echelon on Saturday arrived at the Zhurihe training base, where "Peace Mission-2014," a drill under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) framework, will run from Aug. 24-29. The drill, which will involve over 7,000 personnel from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, is expected to hone multilateral decision-making, sharpen joint anti-terror efforts and boost intelligence sharing to ensure regional peace and stability. (81.cn/Dai Tianrong and Li Peng) |