First Sino-Russian port emergency drill held in N China

Chinese soldiers try to climb up a "suspected" ship at a bilateral port emergency situation handling drill with Russia on waters of the Heilongjiang River that divides Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and Russia's Blagoveshchensk, Aug. 31, 2009. Fourteen boats and 240 soldiers attend the first time ever drill between the two countries to promote cooperation in dealing with cross border crimes. (Xinhua/Li Yong)

A Chinese soldier wearing life vest fights with "suspected terrorists" on board of a ship at a bilateral port emergency situation handling drill with Russia on waters of the Heilongjiang River that divides Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and Russia's Blagoveshchensk, Aug. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Yong)