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Russian and Chinese navies carry out artillery and anti-submarine drills in Sea of Japan
- On August 3, 2025, China and Russia launched combined naval exercises in the Sea of Japan near Vladivostok, scheduled to continue for a duration of three days.
- The drills follow annual Joint Sea exercises started in 2012 and aim to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership amid strengthened ties since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- A group of four ships from China, among them the Shaoxing and Urumqi missile destroyers, are taking part alongside Russian naval forces in activities such as submarine rescue and missile defense drills.
- China's Defence Ministry stated that the drills are intended to enhance the strategic cooperation between the two nations, with plans for joint naval patrols in Pacific regions following the exercises.
- The drills reinforce the China-Russia partnership to counterbalance a U.S.-led global order, while China maintains neutrality and has not condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine despite Western concerns.
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The armies of China and Russia are working ever closer together. While China has been in the role of learner for a long time, it is now increasingly taking the lead.
Russian and Chinese warships are holding joint artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan, Russian officials announced on August 3, as part of planned military exercises.
China and Russia have begun the maritime phase of their joint naval manoeuvres at the sea of Japan. This initiative is widely perceived as an apparent attempt to deepen their bilateral military cooperation to counter the United States.
China, Russia open joint naval drills
China and Russia opened joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, the latest sign of their strengthening alliance on both tactical and strategic levels. Following the three days of exercises, the countries then plan to carry out patrols in parts of the Pacific. Before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, experts regarded Moscow and Beijing as uneasy neighbors united by little more than their opposition to US dominance, but that partnership has since…
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