Soldiers assigned to the coastal missile troops with the navy under the PLA Eastern Theater Command operate a crane to hoist and load the anti-ship missiles onto a missile launching truck prior to a night live-fire training exercise on October 30, 2018. (Photos: eng.chinamil.com.cn)

Soldiers wearing protective masks get ready for a nuclear-biological-chemical defense operation conducted by the coastal missile troops with the navy under the PLA Eastern Theater Command on October 30, 2018.

The picture shows the anti-ship missile systems attached to the coastal missile troops with the navy under the PLA Eastern Theater Command during a live-fire training exercise on October 30, 2018.

Military vehicles carrying the anti-ship missile systems are en route to a designated shooting area during a live-fire training exercise conducted by the coastal missile troops with the navy under the PLA Eastern Theater Command on October 30, 2018.