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chinese naval fleet participating in china-russia joint exercise enters the sea of ​​japan

2024-09-10

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(observer.com) the chinese navy's "northern joint-2024" exercise fleet entered the sea of ​​japan. according to the news released by the japanese joint staff office on the evening of september 9, from september 7 to 8, the chinese navy's 794 electronic reconnaissance ship, the 055-type missile destroyer "wuxi" (hull number 104), the 052d-type missile destroyer "xining" (hull number 117), the 054a-type frigate "linyi" (hull number 547) and the 903a-type comprehensive supply ship "taihu" (hull number 889) successively passed through the tsushima strait and entered the sea of ​​japan. the "amakusa" support ship stationed at the sasebo base of the japan maritime self-defense force and the p-1 reconnaissance aircraft of the first air group participated in the surveillance.

according to the people's navy wechat account on september 9, in accordance with the annual plan and the consensus between china and russia, the russian military sent naval and air forces to participate in the "northern joint-2024" exercise held by china in the relevant sea and air areas of the sea of ​​japan and the sea of ​​okhotsk in september. at about 16:00 beijing time on september 9, the chinese participating fleet arrived at the designated sea area and joined the russian participating forces to prepare for the next step of the exercise as planned.

the exercise aims to deepen the strategic cooperation between the chinese and russian militaries and enhance their ability to jointly respond to security threats. the chinese naval forces participating in the exercise are composed of the guided missile destroyer xining, the guided missile frigate wuxi, the guided missile frigate linyi, the comprehensive supply ship taihu and three ship-borne helicopters.

the russian naval forces participating in the exercise include the large anti-submarine ship "marshal shaposhnikov", the light frigate "admiral panteleyev", the "hero of the russian federation tsitzenzhapov", the "perfect", "loud", "striking" and the ka-27 anti-submarine helicopter.

during the voyage, the fleet organized each ship to carry out map simulation and targeted pre-training around the exercise subjects to further smooth the command process and familiarize themselves with the exercise content. at the same time, each ship also organized various forms of educational mobilization activities to enhance the confidence of the mission officers and soldiers to complete the exercise tasks with high standards. we are determined to make adequate preparations for the smooth conduct of this exercise.

in addition, the chinese and russian naval fleets will go to relevant waters of the pacific ocean to organize the fifth joint maritime cruise between the two sides. china will also participate in the russian military's "ocean-2024" strategic exercise.

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