One-month old recruits stationed in the Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang receive training at temperatures as low as minus 30℃. more ›

As part of their winter endurance training, cadets at the Second Artillery Command College and military police trainees based in Altay, Xinjiang train outdoors in temperatures as low as minus 35 degrees celsius and rub handfuls of snow on their bare chests. more ›

In an article about official Olympic protest areas, the Wall Street Journal linked to some scanned pages from Olympic Security English, a training manual for Olympic police. We have reproduced those pages for your enjoyment. more ›

More quirky winter training and this time from the Chinese military police. It's close to freezing point and the boys are stripped down to their underwear and left to huddle up to each other, rubbing their buddies to keep warm. To keep their hearts ablaze, they're also made to sing patriotic songs and chant patriotic slogans. And this is how they will spend the next three to four hours to complete the training. Such training is designed to harden the body against the elements, but God knows as to how effective it really is. One thing is certain though: the boys sure seem to be enjoying themselves! more ›