War games

The Ministry of Defense of the People’s Republic of China has announced that it will send troops to Russia to participate in joint military exercises in the Pacific Ocean.

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Vostok 2022

The joint military maneuvers, dubbed Vostok 2022, will take place in the far east of Russia and will also include the presence of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, among others.

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Russia and her friends

Several news sources, such as Al Jazeera, also report that India, Nicaragua and Belarus will take part in the military exercises.

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From August 30 to September 5

TASS, the Russian state news agency, reports that the military exercises are due to take place from August 30 to September 5 and will mobilize more than 50,000 soldiers.

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in the navy

Specifically, the naval forces of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China will train for joint operations in the Sea of ​​Japan.

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Geopolitical changes

Previously, China and Russia had already carried out similar military maneuvers in 2018. However, a lot has changed in the world in just four years.

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Unrelated to Ukraine

According to NBC News, the Chinese Ministry of Defense stressed in a press release that the military exercises were “unrelated to the current international and regional situation”, in reference to the war in Ukraine.

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friendly cooperation

“The aim is to deepen practical and friendly cooperation with the armies of the participating countries, improve the level of strategic collaboration between the participating parties, and enhance the ability to respond to various security threats,” the official said. Ministry of Defense, according to Archyde.com.

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Best friends

Under the respective leaderships of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, China and Russia have strengthened their diplomatic relations.

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A common enemy

This is partly due to the concern that the two countries share to see the United States as an antagonistic force on the international stage.

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Partnership without limits

Just before Russia invaded Ukraine, writes The Guardian, Moscow and Beijing announced a “limitless partnership”.

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Neutral but not silent

Nevertheless, the war in Ukraine has strained their relationship, with China maintaining a neutral stance while criticizing Washington’s sanctions once morest Russia.

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The US State Department is not concerned regarding these exercises

US State Department spokesman Ned Price told Al Jazeera that although the US government considers close ties between China and Russia a “threat to global security”, it did not read nothing to worry regarding in the joint military exercises.

Pictured: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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mutual friends

“Most participating nations also regularly take part in a wide range of military exercises and exchanges with the United States,” Price told a news conference.

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Tensions around Taiwan

Earlier this year, China held military exercises relatively close to Taiwan, in response to Nancy Pelosi’s official visit to the government in Taipei.

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False exercises

However, let’s not forget that Russia mobilized troops in Belarus just before invading Ukraine, under the pretext of military exercises. These troops were then used to try to take control of Kyiv.

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