China and Russia are to hold large-scale joint naval exercises before Japan has its fleet review in October, with the two countries also agreeing to elevate the scale and standard of joint maneuvers, reports our Chinese language sister paper Want Daily.
Seventy officers of the Chinese Guard of Honor will participate in the May 9 Russia Victory Day Red Square Parade that commemorates the capitulation of Nazi Germany, Hong Kong's Phoenix Television cited an unnamed Russian expert as saying.
There will also be a joint military exercise by the Chinese Navy and Russia's Black Sea Fleet. In addition, there will be 15 other events, including tank force as well as scout and pilot displays that are slated to be held in the coming months, the unnamed source added, from the fourth International Security Conference which opened in Moscow on Apr. 16.
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