Russia and China Begin Joint Exercises in the Sea of Japan

Russian news agencies, quoting the Russian Pacific Fleet, reported that Russia and China began military exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday.

The Russian Information Agency, citing the fleet, said a “joint group of warships from the Pacific Fleet and the Chinese Navy departed from Vladivostok to conduct the Russian-Chinese naval exercises ‘Beibu/Interaction – 2024’.”

The agency added that the exercises would include the use of anti-aircraft and anti-submarine weapons.

Earlier this month, the two countries conducted missile and artillery launches as part of the “Ocean-2024” naval exercises, which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as an attempt to counter the U.S. military presence in the Pacific, according to Reuters.