QingdaoA cruiser, corvette and submarine have already arrived.
The July 6-13 Joint Sea-2026 drills will send Russia and China’s navies on to joint Pacific patrols afterward, both defense ministries said.
The pairing has run since 2012, deepening two months after Putin called ties “unprecedentedly high.”
Sources: Economic Times, Asharq Al-Awsat English, U.S. News & World Report