The participants are from eight SCO member states, including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. The participating troops consist of around 4,000 military personnel, among which 558 are from China.
The routine exercise within the framework of the SCO is aimed at deepening defense and security cooperation among member states, improving their ability to cope with new challenges and threats, and jointly safeguarding regional peace and security.
Here is a glimpse of some of the previous "Peace Mission" drills:
Chinese military vehicles attend the closing ceremony of the Peace Mission - 2014 military drill in Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia, north China, Aug. 29, 2014.(Photo: Xinhua)
People's Liberation army soldiers participate in the opening ceremony of joint exercise code-named "Peace Mission 2014" involving member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Zhurihe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 24, 2014.(Photo: Xinhua)
Soldiers from Russia participate in the joint military exercise before the "Peace Mission-2014" in Zhurihe, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2014.(Photo: Xinhua)
Foreign troops unload equipment at the train station of the Zhurihe training base, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2014.(Photo: Xinhua)
