The China-Russia "Joint Sea-2024" military exercise officially started at a military port in Zhanjiang City of south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday.
At the opening ceremony, the general directors of China and Russia delivered speeches respectively.
The Chinese director said that the two navies have extensive exchanges in professional fields and have been improving their joint naval exercise and training mechanism.
He said the two sides have always been the most important and most reliable partners of each other and have always adhered to forward-looking and efficient development strategies, with bilateral practical cooperation running at a high level.
After the ceremony, the two sides will carry out desktop maneuvers and tactical coordination.
Later, the Chinese and Russian naval fleets will conduct exercises in the sea and airspace near Zhanjiang, including anchorage defense, joint reconnaissance and early warning, search and rescue, anti-submarine, anti-missile operations and air defense, and conduct trainings on the actual use of weapons.
China-Russia naval exercise 'Joint Sea-2024' begins
China-Russia naval exercise 'Joint Sea-2024' begins
