China staged a live-firing landing exercise with about 5,000 Army, Navy, and Air Force troops in Bohai Bay near North Korea on Sunday night, the official Chinanews website reported Monday.

Photos showed tanks from a landing ship running on the beach, self-propelled guns firing shells, soldiers loading a landing boat and flares exploding above a fleet of ships.

The website said the exercise focused on reconnaissance, warning, maritime transport, firepower, and landing.