Chinese police, armed police and People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers conducted a joint anti-terror exercise in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from October 17-19, 2006.

More than 2,700 troops from different divisions took part in the three-day drill in Baotou, a major industrial city of China. The drill was designed to "deal with real threats".

(People's Daily October 20, 2006)