The exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 holds from August 9 to 13 at the combined-arms tactical training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City of West China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The exercise is the first joint military exercise held inside China since the COVID-19 outbreak. ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 aims to further demonstrate the determination and ability of both sides to combat terrorist forces and jointly safeguard regional peace and security.