PLA stages live-fire drill in NE China  

解放军年度最大演习东北举行 2万兵力“参战”

Screenshot of a live-fire drill conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in northeast China. (Photo/Beijing News)

The Chinese People's Liberation Army started Saturday a live-fire drill in northeast China, the largest in scale of the year.

A total of 20,000 troops from Shenyang military command are involved in the drill, including infantry, artillery, tank and other troops from the army as well as the air force, armed police, militia and reserve forces.

The military exercise code-named "Joint Action-2014E" is the last event of its kind in this year. All the seven planned drills of the year have been conducted.