MOSCOW/SHANGHAI (BNS): In a show of growing camaraderie and military might in the Asia Pacific region, the navies of Russia and China have kicked off a major maritime drill in the northern part of the East China Sea involving warships, submarines, aircraft and helicopters.
The drill, codenamed "Joint Sea-2014", began on May 20 in the East China Sea off Shanghai with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attending the launch of the exercise.
A total of 14 surface ships, two submarines, nine airplanes, six shipboard helicopters and two operational detachments of marines are taking part in the drill, according to the Chinese Defence Ministry.
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