China and Russia send warships to the East Sea

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today, July 16, that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced that the destroyer Yinchuan, the frigate Hengshui, and a PLA supply ship, along with a Russian frigate, arrived in the East Sea on July 14.

Also according to SCMP , China and Russia have begun a joint military exercise in the East Sea after a simulated exercise to search and capture “suspicious vessels”.

A Russian frigate enters the port city of Zhanjiang in China's Guangdong province on July 13.

The two navies on July 14 began the "Joint Sea-2024" exercise at an unspecified military port in the port city of Zhanjiang in China's Guangdong province, according to Xinhua News Agency.

After the opening ceremony on July 14, the two navies plan to conduct “military simulations and tactical coordination on maps” and discussions, something that has not been mentioned in previous years, according to SCMP .

The PLA did not specify the scale of the exercise or how long it would last, but said it would include weapons training, search and rescue operations and defense operations.

Before the drills in the South China Sea, the two navies conducted another exercise, which included helicopter landings on each other's ships and “search and seizure” operations, according to the PLA.

The Chinese and Russian warships departed from waters south of South Korea's Jeju Island, passed through the Philippine Sea through the Osumi Strait north of Japan, and entered the South China Sea through the Balintang Strait, a waterway separating the Batanes and Babuyan Islands, both of which belong to the Philippines, according to SCMP .

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on July 4 that the Sovershenny frigate had rendezvoused with a Chinese naval fleet in the strait near Jeju Island to participate in the two countries' fourth maritime patrol in the Pacific Rim.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trung-quoc-nga-cung-dua-chien-ham-toi-bien-dong-18524071611032914.htm