Joint Sea 2013 Explained

During 5–12 July 2013, warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet and the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy participated in Joint Sea 2013 (Chinese name), bilateral naval maneuvers held in the Peter the Great Gulf. Naval Cooperation 2013 was the Russian name. Joint Sea 2013 was the largest naval drills yet undertaken by China's navy with a foreign navy.^[1] The exercise involved anti-submarine warfare drills, close maneuvers, and the simulated seizure of a hostile ship.

"Joint Sea" maneuvers continued after 2013.^[2]

Naval forces

Other forces included three planes, five ship-based helicopters, and two teams of special forces.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Xinhua. China, Russia to hold joint military drills. 2 July 2013 . 2 July 2013.

   Web site: Minnie Chan . China to join Russia in joint naval drills in Sea of Japan . . 3 July 2013 . 2 July 2013. ; and News: China to join Russia in Beijing's largest-ever joint naval exercise with foreign partner. . . 2 July 2013 . 2 July 2013.

2. News: Buckley . Chris . July 29, 2016 . Russia to Join China in Naval Exercise in Disputed South China Sea . NYT . July 29, 2016.
3. News: China, Russia hold largest-ever joint naval drills. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030210/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-3061205348af4a26a2e60a0333bbe1c5.html. dead. 24 September 2015. Associated Press. 5 July 2013. 12 June 2015.