Russia and China hold naval drills, practice submarine capture

MOSCOW, Dec 28 – Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises which included practicing how to capture an enemy submarine with depth charges and firing artillery at a warship, Russia’s defense ministry said.

The Dec. 21-27 exercises, entitled “Maritime Interaction-2022”, included Russia’s Pacific Fleet and were carried out in waters off Zhoushan and Taizhou in China’s Zhejiang Province, China’s official Xinhua news agency said.

“Detachments of warships of the Pacific Fleet and the Naval Forces of the People’s Liberation Army of China have completed practical tasks within the framework of the bilateral naval exercise,” Russia’s defense ministry said.

Warships are spotted in formation after a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 27, 2022.
Warships are spotted in formation after a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 27, 2022.

The warships that were in the Dec. 21-27 exercises, included Russia's Pacific Fleet and were carried out in waters off Zhoushan and Taizhou in China's Zhejiang Province.
The warships that were in the Dec. 21-27 exercises, included Russia’s Pacific Fleet and were carried out in waters off Zhoushan and Taizhou in China’s Zhejiang Province.


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Chinese naval destroyer Baotou takes part in a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 26, 2022.
Chinese naval destroyer Baotou takes part in a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 26, 2022.


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“The ships of the two countries, with the support of anti-submarine aviation, jointly searched for a submarine of a conditional enemy and fired a volley of jet depth charges,” the ministry said.

The ministry published video showing a group of Russian and Chinese warships in the East China Sea, with Russian sailors speaking in Mandarin to their Chinese counterparts and Russian ships firing missiles.

A warship and a helicopter from Russian navy are pictured after a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 27, 2022.
A warship and a helicopter from Russian navy are pictured after a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 27, 2022.
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Once the leader in the global Communist hierarchy, Russia after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union is now a junior partner to a resurgent China which already leads in some 21st century technologies.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to speak to President Vladimir Putin before the end of the year, TASS news agency said.

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