The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps began exercises in Zhanjiang, South China’s Guangdong Province on January 3. The Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a grand mobilization ceremony on January 3 at a military training base in North China. Xi Jinping issued military training instructions to the People's Liberation Army during the ceremony in front of thousands of troops, which was simultaneously broadcast to 4,000 military gatherings around China. Photos: VCG