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Newsweek
4 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Russia and China Flex Naval Power Near US Pacific Ally
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Chinese warships were observed transiting northward near Japan as Russia conducted a large-scale naval exercise spanning the Northern Hemisphere, including the Pacific Ocean. Newsweek has contacted defense ministries in Beijing and Moscow for comment via email. Why It Matters The Chinese navy—the world's largest by hull count—has regularly conducted war games and patrols with its Russian counterpart as part of Beijing's efforts to bolster its "unlimited partnership" with Moscow and challenge U.S. naval dominance across the Western Pacific. Japan, which plays a key role in an island chain strategy aimed at containing the United States' adversaries in the Western Pacific, has been tracking Chinese military aircraft and vessels operating near its territory—including a dual aircraft carrier deployment in June. What To Know The Joint Staff of Japan's Defense Ministry reported that three Chinese vessels—two destroyers and one supply ship—passed through the Tsushima Strait on Thursday, entering the Sea of Japan (known as the East Sea in South Korea) from the East China Sea. The Sea of Japan borders the Korean Peninsula to the west, the Japanese archipelago to the east, and the Russian Far East to the north, where Russia's Pacific Fleet is based in Vladivostok. Based on their hull numbers, the Chinese ships were identified as the Type 052D destroyers CNS Shaoxing and CNS Urumqi, and the Type 903 replenishment ship CNS Qiandaohu. It remains unclear whether this Chinese naval flotilla was deployed for Russia's July Storm exercise—which commenced on Wednesday and is scheduled to end on Sunday—taking place across the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, as well as the Baltic and Caspian Seas. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the exercise involves the Northern, Pacific and Baltic Fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla. More than 150 naval vessels, 120 aircraft, 10 coastal defense missile systems, and over 15,000 military personnel are participating. The diesel-electric submarine Ufa of the Russian Pacific Fleet is seen at its home base in Vladivostok, Russia, on July 3, 2025. The diesel-electric submarine Ufa of the Russian Pacific Fleet is seen at its home base in Vladivostok, Russia, on July 3, 2025. Vitaliy Ankov/Sputnik via AP China's possible involvement in the Russian naval exercise coincides with the U.S. military's simultaneous participation in two ongoing drills in the Pacific—the Air Force's Resolute Force Pacific 2025 and the Australia-hosted, multinational Talisman Sabre 2025. What People Are Saying Japan's 2025 defense white paper notes: "China has been swiftly increasing its national defense expenditures, thereby extensively and rapidly enhancing its military capability in a qualitative and quantitative manner and intensifying its activities in the East China Sea…and the Pacific…Russia has also been observed engaging in joint activities with China involving aircraft and vessels." Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing on July 13: "China-Russia relations represent the most stable, mature and strategically valuable major-country relationship in the world today. The two sides have always viewed and advanced bilateral cooperation in various fields from a historical depth, strategic height, and long-term perspective." What Happens Next Japan is likely to detect Russian naval activity in waters near its territory during Exercise July Storm. If China's participation in the exercise is confirmed, naval forces from both Russia and China may conduct a joint patrol in the Western Pacific to demonstrate their cooperation.
Saba Yemen
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Russian Defense: Pacific Fleet Protects Russia's Interests in Half World's Waters
Moscow - (Saba): The Russian Pacific Fleet celebrates the anniversary of its founding today, Wednesday. On May 21, 1731, the Okhotsk military port was established-the first Russian naval unit to operate permanently in the Far East. According to the Russia Today website, the establishment of this port marked the beginning of the development of naval forces in the Far East, which later became the Pacific Fleet. The website quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense as saying that the Pacific Fleet is currently one of the largest strategic operational formations of the Russian Navy. The ministry emphasized that the fleet ensures the protection of Russian national interests in its designated operational area, which covers approximately half of the entire world's ocean. According to the ministry, the Pacific Fleet's main tasks are to maintain the Russian naval strategic nuclear forces on constant alert for nuclear deterrence, protect the Russian Federation's maritime economic activity, ensure the safety of international navigation, and represent the Russian Federation's flag during joint exercises with foreign navies and conduct working visits to their ports. Currently, the Pacific Fleet comprises a modern array of surface and surface vessels capable of performing missions in the ocean and in close-quarters waters, modern strategic missile submarines, multi-purpose nuclear and diesel submarines, missile-carrying and anti-submarine aircraft, coastal missile forces, and, of course, the fleet's most famous Marines, renowned for their exploits, whose fighters continue to perform their assigned missions to the fullest in the special operations military zone. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Iraqi News
22-04-2025
- General
- Iraqi News
Indian Ocean drill unites Russian and Bangladeshi navies in show of partnership
The Russian Pacific Fleet and the Bangladesh Navy conducted joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean this week, reinforcing military cooperation between the two nations and honouring a legacy of Soviet-era assistance. According to the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet press office, quoted by Russian media, the PASSEX-type drills took place following a port call in Chattogram (formerly Chittagong) and featured tactical training, coordination exercises, and real-time replenishment at sea, reports. 'During their visit to this friendly country, both sides agreed to carry out a joint naval exercise,' the fleet's statement read. The drills included communication training, joint manoeuvring, and nighttime command coordination under radio silence, using only signal lights for communication. Sailors also practised resupplying fuel and freshwater at sea, using the Russian fleet's medium sea tanker Pechenga. Russia's participating vessels included the Steregushchiy-class corvettes Rezkiy and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, alongside the support tanker Pechenga. From Bangladesh, the BNS Umar Farooq (a Chinese-built Type 053H3 frigate), BNS Prottoy (a Shadhinata-class corvette), and BNS Durjoy (a Durjoy-class large patrol craft) took part. The joint exercise capped off a port visit in Chattogram, where Russian crews also attended commemorative events recognising Soviet naval assistance in the early 1970s. From 1972 to 1974, Soviet Navy personnel helped demine and reopen Chattogram Port following the Bangladesh Liberation War, a gesture remembered by both nations as a symbol of enduring cooperation. The Russian Pacific Fleet stated that the ships have now resumed their long-range deployment mission.
