Chiefs of Sino-Russian joint military exercise attend parade in Vladivostok

Honor guard of Russia's Pacific Fleet greet the chiefs of the general staff of the Chinese and Russian armed forces and representatives of the veterans of the WWII arrive during a ceremony held in Russia's Vladivostok on August 18, 2005.

Honor guard of Russia's Pacific Fleet wait before the chiefs of the general staff of the Chinese and Russian armed forces and representatives of the veterans of the WWII arrive during a ceremony in Russia's Vladivostok on August 18, 2005.

Liang Guanglie (front L), chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Yury Baluyevsky (front R), chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, and representatives of the veterans of the WWII review the honor guard of Russia's Pacific Fleet in Russia's Vladivostok on August 18, 2005. China and Russia officially started their eight-day military exercise on August 18.

Chiefs of the general staff of the Chinese and Russian armed forces and representatives of the veterans of the WWII review while honor guard of Russia's Pacific Fleet march by in Russia's Vladivostok on August 18, 2005.