Russian and Chinese warships set sail, preparing for island-capture drills.

Chinese and Russian naval vessels departed yesterday from a port in Zhanjiang, southern China, heading to a predetermined area for joint naval exercises.

The Russian anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs, one of the ships participating in Joint Sea 2016. Photo: RT

According to Xinhua, the Joint Sea 2016 joint exercise, which ran from September 12 to 19, comprised three phases: port preparation, sea exercises, and a concluding exercise.

China and Russia will deploy a total of 13 surface vessels, two submarines, 11 aircraft, 10 helicopters and armored landing craft, as well as 256 marines.

During the preparation phase, both sides conducted reasoning and discussions on maps, and the marines carried out joint training. In the coming days, the two sides will practice air defense, anti-submarine warfare, coordinated three-dimensional island capture, search and rescue, amphibious landings, and weapons testing and deployment.

Officers from both countries participated in a joint exercise to seize a three-dimensional island for the first time. "The exercise demonstrated the high level of trust the two navies have in each other."Zhang Junshe, a military expert, said.

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