China and Russia hold first navy exercises

spacewar.com 22 Apr '12, 10am

China and Russia hold first navy exercises

China and Russia on Sunday launched their first joint naval exercises amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over regional territorial claims. The six days of drills are taking place in the Yellow Sea off China's east coast, the official China News Service said, adding they were the first dedicated exercises involving the two navies. The exercises near Qingdao city off the coast of Shandong province were started by Russian and Chinese military officials on Sunday morning, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. They come as China boosts military spending and asserts claims over disputed territory, including a chain of islands in the East China Sea also claimed by Japan. China and several Asian countries also have rival claims to uninhabited islands in the South China Sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and natural gas and straddles strategic shipping lane...

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