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Through the Lens: China's Emerald Lake, joint live fire exercise in the Philippines and more

Tourists on a skywalk at China's Wuxiakou Scenic Area in Enshi, Hubei province. Suspended above breathtaking mountain views, the transparent walkway provides an unforgettable, heart-pounding way to take in the natural beauty of the Three Gorges region. (Photo Jiao Guobin/Getty Images)

China's Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Anshu, Guizhou province, which is set to be confirmed as the world's tallest bridge after completing a key load test on Aug. 25 ahead of its scheduled opening in late September. The bridge is 2,890 meters long with a main span of 1,420 meters. Rising 625 meters above the river, it will set the record for both the tallest bridge in the world and the world's largest span in a mountainous area. (Photo by Wu Dongjun/ Getty Images)

Chinese farmers dry chilis in the sun in early autumn in Bozhou, Anhui province. (Photo by Yang Zhongqin/Getty Images)

Summer scenery at the jewel-like Emerald Lake in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, China. (Photo by Fan Ruilin/ Getty Images)

Aerial view of Emerald Lake in China's Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. (Photo by Fan Ruilin/ Getty Images)

Stand-up paddleboard enthusiasts in the morning glow of Aug. 24 in Huzhou, Zhejiang province.  (Photo by Chen Haiwei/Getty Images)

Time-lapse photography on a clear August night captures star movements above Dabang's mountain wind farm in China's Congjiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou province. (Photo by Wu Dejun/Getty Images)

Australian and Filipino troops fire an M777 howitzer during a joint exercise at Fort Magsaysay on Aug. 27 in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. This was part of the largest joint maneuvers to date as Manila strengthens security ties amid tensions in the South China Sea and growing concerns over possible conflict between China and Taiwan. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Purple haze envelops Filipino and Australian troops during a forcible entry operation on Aug.

24 as part of ALON 25 joint maneuvers on a beach in San Vicente, Palawan, the Philippines. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Getty Images)

Containers stacked at Longtan port area early on Aug. 25 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.(Photo by Fang Dongxu/Getty Images)

Harvesters begin reaping rice on Aug. 25 in Dazhou, Sichuan province, China.(Photo by Deng Liangkui/Getty Images)

Plastic waste collected recently from all over Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, at a recycling plant includes everything from household waste, toys and electronic components to syringes and saline bags - all of which are hazardous to the environment. (Photo by Md. Rakibul Hasan Rafiu/Getty Images)

A road flooded by the heavy monsoon in Sialkot, Punjab province, Pakistan, on Aug. 27. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)

A young boy raised high above devotees gathered to witness the unveiling of the GSB Seva Mandal's Ganesh idol during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Mumbai, India, on Aug. 25. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/Getty Images)

A mahout, or elephant handler, and his assistant, or kavadi, on the ground with their charge on the lawns of the Amba Vilas Palace on Aug. 27 in Mysuru, Karnataka state, India. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra leaves the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Aug. 21 after testifying in a high-profile ethics case stemming from her leaked phone conversation with Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

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