China and Russia have started a joint drill in the South China Sea following an exercise that simulated the search and arrest of “suspicious vessels”.
Navies from the two countries began the “Joint Sea-2024” exercise on Sunday at an unidentified military port in Zhanjiang in southern China’s Guangdong province, state news agency Xinhua reported.
It said after the opening ceremony on Sunday, that the two navies intended to carry out “on-map military simulation and tactical coordination” and discussion – something not mentioned in previous years.
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