U.S., Chinese forces find common ground, exchange training
ZHANJIANG, China — It was history in the making Nov. 17 the moment the Chinese Marines saw their U.S. counterparts step off the buses on their own soil.
Twenty U.S. Marines from A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's battalion landing team, and more than 100 Marines from the People's Republic of China's 1st Marine Brigade, participated in a friendly military competition here in order to build relations Nov. 17.