China and Russia begin joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan Military news

The China Ministry of Defense says that the joint SEA-2015 exercises begin in water near the Russian port of Vladivostok and will continue for three days.

China and Russia have started joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, as they seek to strengthen their partnership and balance what they see as a global command led by the United States.

Chinese and Russian governments have Depth Their relations in recent years, as China provides an economic lifeline for Russia in the face of Western sanctions on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Chinese National Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the joint SEA-2015 exercises started in the water near the Russian port of Vladivostok and will continue for three days.

The two sides will carry “rescue submarine, joint submarine operations, air defense, anti -Misteen operations, and maritime fighting.”

The ministry said that four Chinese ships, including the destroyers of the commission directed at Shaoks and Ouroomi, are participating in exercises, along with Russian ships.

After the exercises, the two countries will patrol naval in the “relevant water in the Pacific”.

China and Russia conducted annual exercises for several years, with “joint sea” exercises that start in 2012.

Last year’s training was held along the southern coast of China.

With this year’s training in the Sea of Japan, in its annual report last month, the Japanese Ministry of Defense warned that China’s growing military cooperation with Russia is dangerous security concerns.

“The exercise is defensive in nature and is not directed against other countries,” said the Pacific Pacific Fleet at the Russian Navy earlier this week, according to a report issued by the online news and analysis portal at the US Navy on the Internet.

On Friday, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said this year’s exercises aimed at “deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership” of the two countries.

China has never stressed more than three years in Russia war This did not call for the withdrawal of its forces, and many allies of Ukraine, including the United States, believe that Beijing has provided support to Moscow.

European leaders asked China last month to use its influence to pressure Russia to end the war, and now in its fourth year, but there was no sign that Beijing would do that.

However, China is insisting that it is a neutral party, which regularly calls for the end of the fighting while also accused Western countries of prolonging the conflict by arming Ukraine.