When Chinese Defense Minister Wei Feng attended the Moscow International Security Conference earlier this month, he pledged to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, saying, " We've come to support you" and "show Americans the close ties between the armed forces of China and Russia, especially in this situation."Ĭhinese and Russian marines participate in a counterterrorism training competition during the second stage of the Joint Sea 2017 military exercise at the Gornostay range in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 21, 2017. The upcoming Joint Sea drills would also come at a time when Russia and China are experiencing better ties than ever before. and undermining democracy in December's "America First" National Security Strategy, which was panned by Russia and China. President Donald Trump criticized both countries for challenging the U.S. anti-missile systems such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system installed in South Korea undermine Russia and China's national security. Moscow and Beijing have warned that advanced U.S. Russia and China have signed off on Washington-led sanctions against North Korea and its nuclear weapons program, but have also been extremely wary of the U.S.'s increasing military reach across the Pacific.
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Chinese and Russian personnel also participated in joint counterterrorism drills in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, and held joint anti-missile drills experts described as designed to defend against a potential U.S.
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In the second phase, Russian and Chinese marines trained in September at the Gornostay range in Russia's eastern province of Vladivostok, which borders both China and North Korea. At the time, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov dismissed Western fears over China's participation amid heightened tensions between U.S.-led military alliance NATO and Russia in Europe, saying " Those who are scared off are inclined to being scared." was contending for influence with Moscow. The first phase of last July's Joint Sea exercise saw the first-ever Russia-China naval drills in the Baltic Sea, another region where the U.S. “The drills are part of annual exchange program between Chinese and Russian militaries.Chinese Type 052D destroyer Hefei opens fire at targets laid by Russian vessels during the Joint Sea 2017 exercise in the Baltic Sea, in July 2017. The drills “are not targeted at any third party and are not relevant to regional status-quo,” the source was quoted as saying in the Xinhua report. Six helicopters, five fixed-wing aircraft, 21 units of amphibious equipment and 200 marines are said to be preparing to join the exercise from the Chinese side, with the Russian navy reportedly planning to send 16 surface ships, two submarines, 12 naval aircraft, nine amphibious vehicles and 200 marines. Citing a “source close to the operation,” the news services said the two nations will simulate anti-submarine combat and air defense and other relevant missions, including the joint beach landing of troops. The drills will take place in the Peter the Great Gulf, waters off the Clerk Cape, and the Sea of Japan, according to Xinhua. Russia Today also reported that the upcoming exercises mark the first time the Chinese Navy has taken part in a joint operation in the Sea of Japan, which borders North and South Korea and Russia, as well as Japan.Ĭhina’s state-run Xinhua news service reported this week that seven Chinese warships had left the port of Qingdao for the Sea of Japan where they will join Russian counterparts for the upcoming nine days of exercises. calls for multilateral solutions to any territorial disputes in hotly disputed waters of the South China Sea, where Beijing has angered other countries in the region with aggressive sovereignty claims in recent months.
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However, more recent comments by other top Russian officials suggest Moscow is generally in line - rhetorically at least - with U.S. was a factor motivating increased China-Russia military training. The USNI report noted that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said late last year that the U.S.
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The first “Joint Sea 2015” operation played out in the Mediterranean Sea in April.
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Naval Institute’s online news and analysis portal, USNI, said Tuesday that the coming China-Russia exercises will be the second series of joint drills in less than a year.