The Russian fleet has sailed into the Chinese military port! Ships | Russia | China
According to the Russian Sputnik News Agency on August 21, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet fleet arrived at the Qingdao Military Port in Shandong Province of China on the morning of August 21 after more than three weeks of joint patrolling in the Pacific Ocean.
The first ship to enter was Admiral Panteleyev, followed by Admiral Tributz, and then the Russian Federation Hero Aldar Zitenzapov.
"Today, we completed a joint patrol consisting of Russian and Chinese naval vessels. During the joint patrol, both sides conducted command and control, reconnaissance, and other practical training activities. Both sides demonstrated high performance, complex environmental combat capabilities, and high maritime literacy," said Rear Admiral Valery Kazakov, commander of the Coastal Multi Service Area Fleet of the Russian Pacific Fleet
According to it, as exercises and patrols are conducted every year, it has become a good practice, and the level of cooperation and maritime literacy have been improving year by year.
He said, "It is gratifying that the naval personnel of both sides have reached a very tacit understanding... During the joint patrol, we had good communication, and we learned a lot of Chinese vocabulary, while the Chinese side can also understand many Russian vocabulary."
On July 20th, during the "Northern Joint 2023" exercise in a certain sea area of the Sea of Japan, the Russian "Admiral Panteleyev" large anti submarine vessel sailed with a Chinese naval formation.
The ship will stay in Qingdao until August 24th. During this period, the Chinese side arranged rich cultural programs and other activities, including visiting local museums.
Kazakov said, "During the visit to Qingdao, Russian naval personnel have the opportunity to visit the scenic spots here."
Kazakov also added that the mutual visits between the Chinese and Russian navies to Vladivostok and Qingdao have become a good tradition. He said, "Overall, the two cities have become sister cities."
According to the news agency of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the third joint Pacific patrol by the Russian and Chinese navies, which lasted for over three weeks, has recently ended. The Russian Pacific Fleet and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy fleet sailed over 6500 nautical miles through the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, and the Pacific Ocean.
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China's statement: China and Russia's move does not target third parties
According to the website of the Wall Street Journal on August 7th, a joint fleet of Russian and Chinese navies recently conducted patrols near the coast of Alaska in the United States. American experts say that this time the scale appears to be the largest among such fleets that have been close to the US coast.
According to US officials, a total of 11 Russian and Chinese ships have sailed near the Aleutian Islands. These Chinese and Russian ships did not enter US territorial waters and later left. During this period, the United States dispatched four destroyers and P-8 "Sea God" maritime patrol aircraft for tracking and surveillance.
According to reports, the Russian Ministry of Defense previously stated that Russian and Chinese ships conducted exercises, including communication training, helicopters taking off and landing on each other's ship decks, and joint anti submarine exercises in the southwestern Bering Sea. They discovered and destroyed a simulated target during the exercise.
The Russian Ministry of Defense added that since the start of the joint cruise, the relevant warships have sailed over 2300 nautical miles, including operations in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
According to reports, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States stated that this patrol is not aimed at the United States.
Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu stated that according to the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries, the naval vessels of the two countries recently conducted joint maritime patrols in relevant waters in the western and northern Pacific Ocean. This action is not aimed at third parties and has nothing to do with the current international and regional situation.
