BEIJING: China said on Friday (Jul 12) it was conducting joint military drills with Russia along its southern coast after a US-led Western defence alliance met in Washington and Japan
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea on Apr 12, 2018.
The drills in the waters and airspace around Zhanjiang, a city in southern Guangdong province, are"to demonstrate the resolve and capabilities of the two sides in jointly addressing maritime security threats and preserving global and regional peace and stability", the ministry said. China and Russia have drawn closer in recent years and tout their friendship as having"no limits" and both share hostile relations with NATO.
China maintains that it is not a party to the Ukraine conflict but has been criticised by Western leaders for giving political and economic support to Russia, including in the trade of goods with both civilian and military uses.
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