Russian and Chinese naval vessels will
conduct joint patrols in the Asia-Pacific following recent
exercises in the Sea of Japan, Russia’s Interfax reported on
Wednesday.
“Crews of the Russian Navy and China’s PLA Navy will form a
new task group to carry out joint patrol missions in the
Asia-Pacific region,” Interfax said, citing a statement from the
Russian Pacific Fleet’s press service.
The two navies held joint drills in the Sea of Japan over
Aug 1-5 that included artillery firing, practising
anti-submarine and air defence missions, and improving joint
search and rescue operations at sea.
During the final phase of the exercises, Russian large
anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs and corvette Gromky,
together with Chinese destroyers Shaoxing and Urumqi, carried
out live-fire training drills and crews practiced searching for
and neutralising a mock enemy submarine, Interfax reported.
The Pacific Fleet earlier said that the drills were
defensive in nature and not directed against any other
countries.
Russia and China, which signed a “no-limits” strategic
partnership shortly before Russia went to war in Ukraine in
2022, conduct regular exercises to rehearse coordination between<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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