China-Russia Joint Naval Exercises To Be Held Soon.
According to Sputnik, the Ministry of Defense of the Chinese government announced by publishing a statement that the armed forces of Russia and China will hold a joint military exercise in the Sea of Japan in the near future.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of China, “Based on the annual cooperation program between the armed forces of Russia and China, the Russian military will soon send its navy and air force to participate in the exercise “North – Engagement 2023”. These exercises will focus on the issue of maintaining the security of strategic maritime lines and its purpose is to improve the strategic interaction between Chinese and Russian forces, increase the joint ability to maintain regional peace and stability, and respond to various challenges.
In recent years, China and Russia have come closer to each other in the framework of the alliance strategy against the West. China has not condemned or openly supported Russia’s military operations in Ukraine before this, and at the same time, it has tried to strengthen its relations with Moscow. The cooperation between China and Russia is not only in the field of military and security, but also in areas such as economy, politics, diplomacy, culture, science and technology, and public health.
“Li Zhanshu”, the chairman of the Chinese Parliament (Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress) January of last year, in a meeting with the heads of factions of the Russian State Duma, emphasized that China fully understands and supports all of Russia’s actions in Ukraine to protect its interests.
On February 24, the President of Russia announced in a televised speech that in response to the request of the Donbas republics in eastern Ukraine, as well as in order to “de-Nazify and demilitarize Ukraine”, he will issue the order to start “special military operations” in Ukraine in order to The people who have been abused and genocided by the Kyiv regime for eight years should be protected and Ukraine should be cleansed of “neo-Nazis”.
