BEIJING, July 30 -- The Chinese and Russian navies will conduct Exercise Joint Sea 2025 in the waters and airspace near Vladivostok, Russia, in August, 2025, a Chinese defense ministry spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
According to Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, the two sides will deploy contingents from the participating forces to the relevant waters of the Pacific Ocean for the sixth joint maritime patrol after concluding the exercise.
"This is an arrangement within the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries. It is not targeted at any third party, nor is it related to the current international and regional situation," said the spokesperson.
