Russia, China hold joint navy patrol in Pacific

International news section 09-10-2024

Russian and Chinese navy ships have carried out a joint patrol in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian military said on Tuesday.

The vessels “proceeded with maneuvers” to practice anti-submarine tactics, it said.

The patrol came after the two countries held joint military drills, as the allies deepened ties that have seen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization dub Beijing an “enabler” of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

In early September, China said the two sides would participate in a joint maritime patrol and that Beijing would also participate in Russia’s “Ocean-2024” strategic exercise.

In July, the two countries held joint drills in the waters and airspace around Zhanjiang, a city in China’s southern Guangdong province.

Russia and China have ramped up military and economic cooperation in recent years, with both railing against “Western hegemony,” particularly what they see as America’s domination of global affairs.

They declared a “no limits” partnership shortly before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.