Between 5–12 July 2013, warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet and the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy participated in Joint Sea 2013, bilateral naval maneuvers held in the Peter the Great Bay. Joint Sea 2013 was the largest naval drills yet undertaken by the PRC's navy with a foreign navy.[1]
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RFS Varyag
Lanzhou (170)
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Russian Pacific Fleet:
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PLAN Northern Fleet:
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Other forces included three planes, five ship-based helicopters, and two teams of special forces.
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- ↑ "China, Russia to hold joint military drills". Xinhua. 2 July 2013. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-07/02/content_16701993.htm. Retrieved 2 July 2013.; Minnie Chan (3 July 2013). "China to join Russia in joint naval drills in Sea of Japan". South China Morning Post. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1274241/china-join-russia-joint-naval-drills-sea-japan. Retrieved 2 July 2013.; and "China to join Russia in Beijing’s largest-ever joint naval exercise with foreign partner". Associated Press. Washington Post. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. http://archive.is/VyRM5. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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