China and Russia « strengthen their cooperation » through large-scale joint naval exercises
Russia and China announced new large-scale joint naval exercises to be held this week in the East China Sea, at a time when the West continues to be alarmed that relations between Moscow and Beijing have not been affected by the war in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense ( MoD ) has announced that the exercises will be held from December 21 to 27, with the aim of « strengthen cooperation between the two marines to maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. » The exercises will also include a training component in anti-submarine control and missile launching.
« The Russian fleet will be represented by the flagship of the Pacific fleet, the Varyag missile cruiser, the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate and [ two ] corvettes », continues the press release from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
As part of the « Maritime Cooperation 2022 » exercise, the air forces of the two countries should also continue to patrol the Sea of Japan and the Sea of East China, as they have been lately.
The AP reports, on the basis of statementsofficial, that « the Russian Ministry of Defense has declared that the Varyag missile cruiser, the destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov and two corvettes of the Russian Pacific fleet would participate in maneuvers in the East China Sea from Wednesday ».
« The ministry said the Chinese navy plans to deploy several surface warships and a submarine for this » exercise, continues the AP. « Russian and Chinese planes will also take part in the exercises, according to the ministry. »
Large groups of warships were observed en route just before the exercises, with a detachment of the Russian Pacific fleet leaving the port of Vladivostok, in the far east of the country.
On the Chinese side, the Japanese defense ministry previously said that it was monitoring at least nine Chinese navy warships entering the Western Pacific in preparation, including the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
The Varyag missile cruiser of the Russian Pacific fleet sailed on December 19, 2022 for a joint naval exercise planned by Russia and China. Russian Ministry of Defense via the AP
« Liaoning was spotted transiting from the East China Sea to the Western Pacific Ocean through the Miyako Strait, between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa, last Friday », writes on South China Morning Post. « He was escorted by the destroyer Type 055 103 Anshan, the destroyer Type 052D Chengdu, the frigate Type 054A Zaozhuang and the supply ship Type 901 Hulunhu. »
The United States has sought to pressure Beijing to renounce its limitless « partnership with Moscow » as it was declared shortly before the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24 ); however, all signals clearly point in the other direction, that China has not given in and that it is in fact deepening its cooperation, even at the military level.
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