Sentries meet the rising sun on Shidao Island – one of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, on May 24, 2013. Navy Troops engage in training activities, preparing defensive battle plan for protection of the island under a variety of complex conditions and taking action to defend the country's marine territory. [Photo /Xinhua]
Sentries make a pledge to the national flag on Yongxing Island, the biggest island of the Xisha Islands group in the South China Sea, on May 26, 2013. [Photo /Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.