Chinese marine corps carries out 5,900 km maneuver

Chinese marine corps carries out 5,900 km maneuver in Jan, longest distance in its history

China’s marine corps based in Sanya has carried out its first long-distance maneuver in 2016 since early January.

Combat equipment and thousands of special force soldiers were transported from their bases to a training base in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China by road, air, rail and waterways.

The 5,900-kilometer maneuver is the one with the longest distance and largest time-span in the history of the marine corps.