Journal Call no. | AP8.W56 |
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Author | Chan, Patrick. |
Article Title | Troops train for hot and cold warfare / Patrick Chan, Cao Zhi and Li Xin. |
Is Part Of | Window ; v.4, no.29, 28 Jul 1995, p.36-37, illus. |
Abstract | According to Colonel Wang Xiaoming from the headquarters of the PLA General Staff, the entire armed forces - infantry, air force, navy and China's strategic missile force - are engaged in training exercises in the summer heat and, sometimes, downpours. "Training in the hottest and coldest days of the year and in the toughest terrain is our tradition," he says. "What is new is that our troops are being trained to counter modern warfare, or hi-tech warfare, better. |