A member of the Chinese medical team introduces the operation process to the German team at the Bezirk Feldkirchen training base on July 6. Peng Zhengang / Xinhua

The ongoing exercise is the second military drill on medical support held by Chinese and German militaries. The first was held in southwest China's Chongqing municipality in 2016, themed on a fictitious earthquake scenario.

The latest joint exercise will simulate an international humanitarian medical rescue mission where causalities are scattered in a location ravaged by infectious diseases like cholera.