The "Sharp Blade 2023" International Sniper Competition opened in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
This competition has set up 12 competition subjects in four categories, including precision sniping, moving-target sniping and position-rotation sniping. Nearly 40 sniper teams from 18 countries, including Belarus, Pakistan, Kuwait, South Africa and the Dominican Republic, participated in the competition.
The competition is of great significance in enhancing the counter-terrorism capabilities of special operations forces and strengthening pragmatic cooperation between the Chinese PAP Force and its foreign counterparts.