Russia-China holds naval drill “Joint Sea 2021”

• The Russia and China joint naval exercises “Joint Sea 2021” has kicked off at Russia’s Peter the Great Gulf, in the Sea of Japan, on October 14, 2021. 

• The exercises will culminate on October 17, 2021. During the war game, the combined force would practice shooting at targets designed to imitate enemy surface ships and hold air-defence drills.

• The drill is being carried out as part of ‘Joint Sea’ 2021, the series of bilateral naval exercises that have been taking place between the two services since 2012. 

• The exercise is being held from 14–17 October, Russian state news agency TASS reported. 

• The PLAN is participating in the exercise with the Type 052D destroyer Kunming