BEIJING: China has announced it will hold its biggest ever naval drill with Russia starting in the Sea of Japan on Friday. The move will strengthen Russia's military relations with China, which has emerged as a major buyer of Russian arms along with India.
"This marks our navy's single biggest deployment of military force in a China-foreign joint exercise," the defence ministry said. Its navy will send four destroyers, two guided missile frigates, and a support ship for the "Joint Sea-2013 " exercises, which run through July 12.
The move is bound to affect the ongoing dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, sources said.
The Chinese announcement comes soon after Tokyo revealed plans to hold a joint military exercise with the US.
"This marks our navy's single biggest deployment of military force in a China-foreign joint exercise," the defence ministry said. Its navy will send four destroyers, two guided missile frigates, and a support ship for the "Joint Sea-2013 " exercises, which run through July 12.
The move is bound to affect the ongoing dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, sources said.
The Chinese announcement comes soon after Tokyo revealed plans to hold a joint military exercise with the US.
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