Beijing and Moscow will conduct joint naval drills starting on Dec. 21, an exercise that signals the rising cooperation between two of America’s greatest rivals.
The joint exercises, which have been an annual event since 2012, will take place in the East China Sea.
“The active part of the exercise will include joint missile and artillery firings at air targets, artillery firings at sea targets, and the training of joint anti-submarine actions involving the practical use of weapons,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, according to TASS.
The main goal of the joint drills is to “boost naval cooperation between Russia and China,” the ministry added. The Russian navy says the Varyag missile cruiser, the Marshal Shaposhnikov destroyer, and two corvettes of Russia’s Pacific Fleet will take part….