Chinese army conducts minesweeping mission along Vietnam border
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2015-11-10 16:40:38
An army engineer adjusts his blast suit before beginning work to remove landmines along the boarder of China and Vietnam on November 2, 2015. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China
Editor's Note:
The Chinese army began their latest round of mine sweeping along their border with Vietnam on November 2. More than 400 soldiers from the PLA Chengdu Military Area Command took part in the mission in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province to remove the explosives left during the 1979 China-Vietnam War. Conducted in the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, this is the PLA’s third demining mission along the border. Previous sweeps were conducted between 1992-1994 and 1997-1999.

2- A soldier wearing a protective mask and suit walks through thick brush. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China
Soldiers use flamethrowers to clear a path through a mine field. Photo: An Yuan/Chinanews.com
Soldiers equipped with detectors walk through a live mine area along a cleared pass. Photo: An Yuan/Chinanews.com
A soldier tests his landmine detector. Photo: An Yuan/Chinanews.com
Five soldiers sweep for mines using metal detectors. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China
A soldier marks a found landmine with a red flag. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China
A soldier uses a spade to remove a landmine from the ground while another soldier stands by for assistance. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China
A soldier inspects a newly-removed landmine. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China
Two soldiers insert a mine-clearing charge in heavy brush. Photo: An Yuan/Chinanews.com
Soldiers recover a parachute used to deliver a mine-clearing charge. Photo: Meng Zhubin/Visual China