Unflinching against the elements

New recruits in the People's Liberation Army standing in formation during a training session in frigid winter conditions at a military base in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China, on Sunday. Local temperatures reached minus 20 deg C that day.
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    Dec 1, 2015, 5:00 am SGT

New recruits in the People's Liberation Army standing in formation during a training session in frigid winter conditions at a military base in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China, on Sunday. Local temperatures reached minus 20 deg C that day.

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