The People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) and Russian forces are holding the Northern Joint-2023 exercise in the Sea of Japan, which has attracted the attention of the international community. According to reports, all Chinese and Russian naval and air forces participating in the exercise have been put in place, and the exercise is about to begin. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that the Chinese Air Force has used a Y-20 transport aircraft to take off from a Russian airfield and participate in the exercise. This time, the Chinese Air Force dispatched a variety of fighters, including J-16, Z-20, Air Police-500, etc. The Chinese Navy, on the other hand, sent five ships from Qingdao, including the integrated supply ship Taihu, the guided missile destroyers Guiyang and Qiqihar, and the missile frigates Rizhao and Zaozhuang.
Both China and Russia have demonstrated strong naval and air capabilities, and the Russian side has also sent two large anti-submarine ships "Admiral Panteleev" and "Admiral Tributs", as well as two corvettes "Hero of the Russian Federation Odar Tsytenzhapov" and "Roar". Rear Admiral Valery Kazakov, commander of the Primorsky Multi-Service Detachment of the Russian Pacific Fleet, commanded the naval exercise.
Military experts believe that the Sino-Russian joint military exercise in the Sea of Japan is of great strategic significance, and the Sea of Japan is an important strategic passage between China and Russia, and the three straits are related to the strategic security of the country. If some forces with ulterior motives make trouble in these waters, it will pose a serious threat to the security of China and Russia. The joint military exercises between China and Russia can also effectively deter external forces that have always been hostile to China and Russia.
On the other hand, it has been discovered that China and Russia have just announced that they will conduct joint exercises in the Sea of Japan, and the United States, Japan, and South Korea have immediately conducted anti-missile exercises in the Sea of Japan. Although the Sea of Japan is an open sea, and any country has the right to conduct military exercises there, the timing of the military exercises by the United States, Japan, and South Korea seems to be too coincidental, and other countries have not been notified in advance.
The Sino-Russian joint military exercises are not aimed at any third party.
Regardless of the purpose of the US-Japan-ROK military exercises, the joint military exercises between China and Russia are not aimed at any third-party country. The main content of the exercise between China and Russia is air defense, anti-submarine and anti-ship, which are the core capabilities of China and Russia. The take-off of the Chinese Air Force from Russian airfields is also an innovation, which can shorten the reaction time of air operations and increase efficiency. The joint military exercises between China and Russia can also enhance the ability of both sides to cooperate, so that China and Russia can better cooperate and fight more tacitly when necessary.