BEIJING
\nChina and Russia\u2019s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a \u201cdecisive enabler\u201d of the war in Ukraine.
\nThe Chinese defense ministry said in a brief statement forces from both sides recently patrolled the western and northern Pacific Ocean and that the operation had nothing to do with international and regional situations and didn\u2019t target any third party.
\nThe exercise, which began in Guangdong province on Sunday and is expected to last until mid-July, aimed to demonstrate the capabilities of the navies in addressing security threats and preserving peace and stability globally and regionally, state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday, adding it would include anti-missile exercises, sea strikes and air defense.
\nXinhua News Agency reported the Chinese and Russian naval forces carried out on-map military simulation and tactical coordination exercises after the opening ceremony in the city of Zhanjiang.
\nThe joint drills came on the heels of China\u2019s latest tensions with NATO allies last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING China and Russia\u2019s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a \u201cdecisive enabler\u201d of the war in Ukraine. The Chinese defense ministry said in a brief statement forces from both sides recently […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-418664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n