World The drills come about two months after Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited China.
Navy vessels sail in False Bay, near the Simon's Town Naval base on the last day of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan 16, 2026.
(File photo: Reuters/Esa Alexander) 05 Jul 2026 03:49PM BEIJING: China and Russia will hold their annual joint naval exercises this month and conduct patrols in unspecified areas of the Pacific Ocean, Beijing's defence ministry said on Sunday (Jul 5).
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World The drills come about two months after Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited China.
Navy vessels sail in False Bay, near the Simon's Town Naval base on the last day of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan 16, 2026.
(File photo: Reuters/Esa Alexander) 05 Jul 2026 03:49PM BEIJING: China and Russia will hold their annual joint naval exercises this month and conduct patrols in unspecified areas of the Pacific Ocean, Beijing's defence ministry said on Sunday (Jul 5).