US EditionChina and Russia to Begin Joint Sea 2025 Naval Drills Near Vladivostok
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA, JUL 30 – The annual drills aim to strengthen China-Russia military ties and include the sixth joint maritime patrol in the Pacific, part of efforts to counterbalance the US-led global order.
- China and Russia announced they will hold the Joint Sea 2025 naval exercise and a sixth maritime patrol near Vladivostok in August 2025.
- The drills stem from deepened military cooperation aimed at counterbalancing the US-led global order amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Last year's exercise took place off China's southern coast near Zhanjiang, and this year's drills will include sea and air operations plus naval patrols in Pacific waters.
- Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang stated the exercises are routine, not directed at third parties or current international situations, and Vladivostok lies across from Japan's west coast.
- The joint drills precede Russian President Putin's late August China visit for the SCO summit and World War II anniversary events, raising regional security concerns.
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China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Drills In Pacific Amid Strengthening Military Ties
The five-day drills, dubbed Maritime Interaction 2025, focus on anti-submarine warfare, air defense, and search-and-rescue operations, showcasing their growing strategic alignment in a region marked by heightened security concerns.
Chinese marine ships entered the port of Vladivostok, Russia's extreme summer, before the joint exercises scheduled between 1 and 5 August, reports Reuters. Video images distributed by the Ministry of Defence of Russia showed ships, including one...
Moscow and Beijing continue to strengthen their commercial and military ties.
Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defence, explained that the military exercise, called Joint Sea 2025, will take place in the airspace and waters close to the Russian port city of Vladivostok.
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