Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese navy destroyer Jinan, foreground, sails along with Russian navy cruiser Varyag during a joint naval drills in the East China Sea on December 21, 2022  

Daily Mail: Russia and China rehearse attacking an 'enemy' submarine in joint naval exercise days after Beijing sent wave of 71 fighter jets towards Taiwan 

* The December 21-27 exercises included Russia's Pacific Fleet 

* Carried out in waters off Zhoushan and Taizhou in China's Zhejiang Province 

* Russia's defence ministry published video showing warships in East China Sea 

Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises that included practising how to capture an enemy submarine with depth charges and firing artillery at a warship, Russia's defence ministry said. 

The December 21-27 exercises, entitled 'Maritime Interaction-2022', included Russia's Pacific Fleet and were carried out in waters off Zhoushan and Taizhou in China's Zhejiang Province, China's official Xinhua news agency said. 

'Detachments of warships of the Pacific Fleet and the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China have completed practical tasks within the framework of the bilateral naval exercise,' Russia's defence ministry said.  

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WNU Editor: Russian media is focused on the current war. But Chinese media has covered these naval exercises extensively .... China, Russia conclude week-long naval drills in East China Sea (Global Times).

1 comment:

RussInSoCal said...

That was quick. I’d really like to see (or just read) some accurate analysis of this Sino/Russo blue water cooperation