Chinese Troops in Djibouti Compete in a Military Skills Competition (That Also Made For a Cool Music Video)

Source: Global Times

Chinese troops in Djibouti recently (they didn’t specify precisely when) held the “East African Warriors” military skills competition and leveraged the event to make a Wolf Warrior II-style music video that was no doubt a big hit among viewers back home.

Watch the full video and view photos of the competition on the Huanqiu website (in Chinese)

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