Russia & China Hold War Games (Joint Naval Drills)

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[TD][h=2]Russia And China To Hold War Games In East China Sea[/h]by NTEB News Desk [/TD]
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[FONT=&quot]BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would conduct joint naval drills with Russia in the East China Sea off Shanghai in late May, in what it called a bid to deepen military cooperation.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]China's defense ministry did not give an exact location in the East China Sea, where Beijing is locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with Japan over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islets.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]A Type 022 Houbei Class Chinese Missile Attack boat.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]"These drills are regular exercises held by China and Russia's navies, and the purpose is to deepen practical cooperation between the two militaries, to raise the ability to jointly deal with maritime security threats," the ministry said on its website.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]It provided no other details.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]China alarmed Japan, South Korea and the United States last year when it announced an air defense identification zone for the East China Sea, covering the islands. The Beijing government, which is swiftly ramping up military spending, has regularly dispatched patrols to the East China Sea since it established the defense zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]China was angered last week after U.S. President Barack Obama assured ally Japan that Washington was committed to its defense, including the disputed isles.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Earlier this month, Tokyo announced it would break ground on a new radar base in the area, on a tropical Japanese island close to Taiwan. The radar station on Yonaguni Island, just 150 km (93 miles) from the disputed islands in the East China Sea, marks Japan's first military expansion at the western end of its island chain in more than 40 years.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]China and Russia have close diplomatic, security and economic ties, and regularly carry out military exercises together. source - Yahoo News
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[AgeofKnowledge]

Yes, Obama has managed to anger both China and Russia leaving the U.S. increasingly isolated. Having given up on the U.S. who is now seen as an enemy, President Putin said that Russia saw relations with China as a top priority and that bilateral ties had never been better.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry concurred stating that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin will hold talks on Tuesday and make a "substantial" statement. They will also witness the signing of a series of important bilateral cooperation agreements.

Thanks Obama. Thanks for nothing.

LiveLeak.com - Putin arrives in China to start visit

 

[Atwood]

Yes, Obama has managed to anger both China and Russia leaving the U.S. increasingly isolated. Having given up on the U.S. who is now seen as an enemy, President Putin said that Russia saw relations with China as a top priority and that bilateral ties had never been better.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry concurred stating that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin will hold talks on Tuesday and make a "substantial" statement. They will also witness the signing of a series of important bilateral cooperation agreements.

Thanks Obama. Thanks for nothing.

LiveLeak.com - Putin arrives in China to start visit

What do you think Putin has done with that restart button?

 

[AgeofKnowledge]

Why he's gone to China, of course.

What do you think Putin has done with that restart button?

 

[Desdichado]

This sort of news probably makes Kissinger give his will and estate another once-over.

 

[Bushido8000]

War games are held constantly by almost every country with a decent army. Nothing to worry about. Look up how many war games the U.S. has alone in 1 year.