China, Russia navies perform joint patrol in parts of Pacific, Chinese media claims

In this pool photograph dispersed by the Russian state company Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping show up at an formal welcoming ceremony in front of the Fantastic Hall of the Persons in Tiananmen Sq. in Beijing on May 16, 2024.

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Chinese and Russian naval fleets not long ago done their fourth joint sea patrol in the Western and Northern Pacific Ocean, Chinese point out broadcaster CCTV described on Sunday.

The patrol is component of an annual arrangement concerning the two and does not target any third bash, CCTV said, including the shift had very little to do with the latest intercontinental and regional situation.

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