Eric Brathwaite, Barbados, West Indies

I am most impressed by the precision and rhythm in the movements of the troops on parade. I understand that the troops have placed their hands in sand in order to make their movements sharper and more forceful.

I am therefore very impressed by the extent and level of the training and the lengths to which the Army has gone in order to achieve perfection. This is very much in the Chinese tradition, as shown in the series on Kung Fu.

Are these troops the best of all? How were they selected? Congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the PRC! China is indeed a great country and a great civilisation. I wish you well.