The Chinese Navy has said the quasi-alliance between China and Russia is conducting joint naval activities in the South China Sea.
The Chinese Navy reported details of its fourth joint patrol with the Russian Navy since 2021 in a post on a social platform on Monday. South China Sea The day before, we passed through the Balintang Strait.
The formation has begun patrols in the waters around Jeju Island, South Korea. East China Sea The ship then passed east through the Osumi Strait near Japan and headed toward the South China Sea, according to the report.
The U.S. Navy regularly Joint Exercises and Patrols China cooperates with its allies’ navies in the South China Sea, but it rarely engages in similar actions. Treating disputed waters as “backyards.”
Balintang Strait is located in the Luzon Strait and is a strategically important point between Taiwan to the north and China to the south. Philippines It borders China to the south, the South China Sea to the west, and the Philippine Sea to the east.
Both the Philippines and Taiwan are U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region. Taiwan is a self-ruled island that Beijing claims as a separate entity. The Philippines is involved in a territorial dispute with China. China In the South China Sea.
China deploys Type 052D destroyer YinchuanType 054A frigate Hengshui Type 903 Resupply Ship Weishan Lake For joint patrols, Russia Steregshchiy-class corvettes were sent Sovercheny, That’s what the report said.
The joint patrol has deepened mutual understanding and traditional friendship between China and Russia. Russian Army“The two countries have enhanced their capabilities to jointly respond to maritime security threats,” the Chinese navy said.
China’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Sunday: Joint patrols in the Western and Northern Pacific Oceans He said the attack was not aimed at a third party and “has nothing to do with the current international or regional situation.”
It was not immediately clear whether the joint patrol had ended. Newsweek The Chinese and Russian defense ministries were contacted by email seeking comment.
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A screenshot of a video released by the Chinese navy on July 14 shows Chinese and Russian warships anchored at a naval port in Zhanjiang, southern China’s Guangdong province. On Sunday, the two navies kicked off a joint drill called the “Maritime Joint Exercise 2024.”
The Chinese and Russian navies kicked off the Joint Maritime Exercise 2024 on Sunday in Zhanjiang, a city in southern China’s Guangdong province on the South China Sea. The exercise series began in 2012.
The Chinese navy said the two navies continue to improve their capabilities to conduct joint military operations, while the Russian navy said the joint exercises could contribute to maintaining maritime and regional security.
According to the Chinese navy, the two warships will conduct anchorage defense, joint reconnaissance and early warning, joint search and rescue, and joint air and missile defense training, as well as weapons training.
A total of seven ships are taking part in the exercise, according to Chinese state media. Global Times Four of the ships were from the Chinese side, including the Type 052D destroyer. NanningType 054A frigate Xianning and Daliand Weishan Lake.
Russia sent a Steregushchiy-class corvette Gromkey and Lezkey And the oiler IrkutThe exercise is scheduled to run until mid-July, the media reported.
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jaydan Andre/U.S. Navy
of Global Times On Sunday, joint Chinese and Russian naval activities were routine, Wide scope of naval cooperationHe made the remarks citing a military expert from the country.
Currently, there are no U.S. Navy aircraft carriers deployed in the South China Sea. On duty or under maintenance in other areas.
In a photo released by the US Department of Defense, USS AmericaThe Apollo 11, an America-class amphibious assault ship that also functions as a light aircraft carrier, conducted flight operations carrying F-35B stealth fighter jets while sailing through the Philippine Sea on Saturday.
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