Undersea troops from China and Russia conducted their first joint patrol in the Western Pacific last month in an operation closely monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies.
Military analysts call the Joint Submarine Patrol a “university event” for two armies, demanding broad trust in highly secretive submarine operations. Data is required to prevent submarine collisions.
According to a statement from the Russian Pacific Fleet and Chinese state media, the diesel race submarines operated together in early August.
The operation was praised by China, highlighting the underwater warfare capabilities and interoperability of the two countries.
The first joint underwater patrol is part of a maritime interactive exercise to be held in the Sea of Japan from August 1 to 5.
The unspecified Chinese Thousand Mile Submarine sails underwater from the Sea of Japan to the East China Sea together with the Russian Thousand Moor submarine Volkhov.
