I stumbled upon this video on r/Sino from the severe floods last August and thought it was too wholesome not to share.
The comments are pretty real too:
Imagine dropping a box into a US Army vehicle. Their first reaction would be that it is a bomb. You'd probably be shot within seconds, especially if you're a minority.
You wouldnt be allowed to get that close to begin with. The whole area would have been locked down by the police force. Imagine being that paranoid of your own citizens.
You're talking about the PLA soldiers right? Imagine actually having to perform physical labour to help your fellow citizens instead of just getting abused by your CO all day and launching missiles at dudes with Soviet-era equipment
meaningful, socially useful outdoor work. not a screen in sight. couldn't be me