Russia and China Hold Naval Drills, Practice Submarine Capture

Russia and China Hold Naval Drills, Practice Submarine Capture
The Chinese destroyer Jinan takes part in joint naval drills with Russia in the East China Sea on Dec. 22, 2022. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
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MOSCOW—Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises which included practicing how to capture an enemy submarine with depth charges and firing artillery at a warship, Russia’s defense ministry said.

The Dec. 21–27 exercises, entitled “Maritime Interaction-2022”, included Russia’s Pacific Fleet and were carried out in waters off Zhoushan and Taizhou in China’s Zhejiang Province, the Chinese regime’s state-run Xinhua news agency said.