Chinese troops march at the opening ceremony of the Peace Mission 2014 joint military drill at Zhurihe training base in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Aug 24. The Peace Mission 2014 drill was held from Aug 24 to 29 in accordance with the 2014-2015 defense cooperation plan between Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members. The exercise was the fifth multinational exercise under the SCO framework. Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan sent armed forces by land and air in early August. [Photo/Xinhua]