Russian-Chinese Pacific Patrol-2024 drills beat expectations and will become annual event

Russian-Chinese Pacific Patrol-2024 drills beat expectations and will become annual event The active phase of the Pacific Patrol-2024 joint drills by Russian and Chinese ships in the Peter the Great Gulf in Russia’s Primorsky region started on September 18. During the exercises, Russian and Chinese coast guards practiced joint the search and detention of a rogue vessel from sea and air. The participants also performed joint artillery firing and tested their crew’ readiness to carry out rescue operations for vessels in distress. The drills’ success prompted both sides to decide to hold such exercises on an annual basis, increasing their complexity and intensity. “One year they [Chinese coast guard] come to us [Russia], next year we go to one of the ports of the People’s Republic of China at their invitation and meet our friends and colleagues there,” said Admiral Roman Tolok, head of the Coast Guard Department of Russia’s Border Guard Service. How did the drills go? China’s coast... Source: Geopolitics Live