Chinese soldiers with masks inspect a polluted area during a military exercise in central China's Henan Province, October 14. A motorized division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched war exercise under the code name "Queshan-2006" on Thursday, in attempt to test its fighting capabilities under an electromagnetic environment.

A Chinese soldier takes a rest after a reconnaissance mission during a military exercise.

An engineer unit builds a heavy mechanized bridge.

(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2006)