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The People's Liberation Army Navy and Russian Navy will hold a joint naval exercise for the first time in the East China Sea, near the disputed Diaoyutai islands (Diaoyu to China, Senkaku to Japan), according to the Moscow-based Voice of Russia on Apr. 29.
The exercise will take place between May and June this year and involve a total 20 vessels, a Russian naval officer told the Voice of Russia, adding that the two sides deliberated on the location for three days.
The drill will involve the East Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy and the Russian Pacific Fleet and will be held in the international waters off the disputed islands to solidify the military cooperation between the two nations, the officer said.
A Russian Pacific Fleet spokesperson said that Moscow will deploy a guided-missile cruiser, a guided-missile destroyer, a supply ship and a tug boat to take part in the joint exercise. They will arrive in Shanghai through the Tsushima Strait in May. The timing coincides with the Russian president Vladimir Putin's visit to China to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.
PLA, Russian Navy to conduct joint naval drill near Diaoyutai|Politics|News|WantChinaTimes.com
The exercise will take place between May and June this year and involve a total 20 vessels, a Russian naval officer told the Voice of Russia, adding that the two sides deliberated on the location for three days.
The drill will involve the East Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy and the Russian Pacific Fleet and will be held in the international waters off the disputed islands to solidify the military cooperation between the two nations, the officer said.
A Russian Pacific Fleet spokesperson said that Moscow will deploy a guided-missile cruiser, a guided-missile destroyer, a supply ship and a tug boat to take part in the joint exercise. They will arrive in Shanghai through the Tsushima Strait in May. The timing coincides with the Russian president Vladimir Putin's visit to China to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.
PLA, Russian Navy to conduct joint naval drill near Diaoyutai|Politics|News|WantChinaTimes.com