The Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday (July 23) announced that Russia and China ended the joint naval exercises in the Japan Sea.
According to Reuters, the Russian Ministry of Defense said before that the military exercise began on Thursday (July 20), the main goal was to "strengthen the cooperation between the two countries" and "maintain the stability and stability and of the Asia -Pacific regionPeace".
The Russian Army said in a statement on Sunday: "About twenty fighting exercises have been conducted ... including joint artillery firing for maritime, coastal and air targets."
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian Navy sent two anti -submarine, two frigates and auxiliary ships to participate in the military exercise; Beijing said five warships, including one missile destroyer.
Reported that in order to strengthen coordination, the Chinese and Russian troops have organized multiple exercises in recent months.
Bloomberg reported earlier that data compiled by the China Military Affairs Research Center of the United States National Defense University showed that China -Russia's joint military exercises accounted for two -thirds of China's total exercise with foreign army last year.
Data show that in the six joint military exercises held last year, China and Russia were held five times after the invasion of Ukraine in Russia.Four of them belong to bilateral exercises, and twice was held joint exercises with the enemy of the United States such as Iran and Syria.
It is reported that China has not aid Russia in the Ukraine crisis to avoid crossing the US Red Line, but this does not prevent China from moving closer to the Russian army through the coalition army.
