17 armed forces take part in Russia military contest

Updated: 2015-08-05 07:44

By Cao Yin(China Daily)

A cameraman films as a Chinese Type 96 tank fires at a target on the course of the tank biathlon competition during the International Army Games-2015 in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia, Aug 4, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

Some competitive events that the Chinese army is good at may even be canceled in the competition, Liu said.

China is the only participant carrying its own equipment to compete this time. "Maintaining that equipment in the competition is also hard work," Liu said.