Golden Dragon Awakes: China, Cambodia Start Joint Drills
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodia Armed Forces Vong Pisen (C) checks a gun as Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Commander Gao Xiucheng (R) observes the trial.
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Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodia Armed Forces Vong Pisen (C) checks a gun as Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Commander Gao Xiucheng (R) observes the trial.
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) Commander Gao Xiucheng (L) shakes hands with General Ith Sarath (R), deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) Commander Gao Xiucheng (L) shakes hands with General Ith Sarath (R), deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
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Chinese military personnel line up during the "Golden Dragon" military exercise in Svay Chok village, Kampong Chhnang province, north of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
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Chinese military personnel line up during the "Golden Dragon" military exercise in Svay Chok village, Kampong Chhnang province, north of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
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Cambodian soldiers raise China and Cambodia flags at a military police base in Kampong Chhnang province.
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Cambodian soldiers raise China and Cambodia flags at a military police base in Kampong Chhnang province.
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A Chinese soldier prepares a weapon on an armored vehicle.
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A Chinese soldier prepares a weapon on an armored vehicle.
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Chinese military personnel head to a field to participate in the drills.
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Chinese military personnel head to a field to participate in the drills.
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Chinese Commander Gao Xiucheng (C) salutes in front of the honor guard.
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Chinese Commander Gao Xiucheng (C) salutes in front of the honor guard.
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A Chinese Army soldiers tests a machine gun attached on a robot dog.
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A Chinese Army soldiers tests a machine gun attached on a robot dog.
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A Chinese Army soldier looks through the scope of a sniper rifle.
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A Chinese Army soldier looks through the scope of a sniper rifle.
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A Cambodian military policeman stands guard at the "Golden Dragon" military exercise.
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A Cambodian military policeman stands guard at the "Golden Dragon" military exercise.
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Cambodian soldiers walk in front of armored vehicles and trucks.
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Cambodian soldiers walk in front of armored vehicles and trucks.
