A joint maritime military exercise is underway in South Africa involving China and Russia along with the South African navy.
South Africa hosts joint maritime exercises involving China and Russia
A view of Chinese fleet in the Indian ocean in South Africa during their naval drill on 20th February 2023
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The multilateral naval drills, named as Exercise Mosi II , are scheduled to last until the 27th of February.
According to a statement published on Sunday by the ministry of defence, the
"The joint naval drill of China , Russia and South Africa is rich in content, including a dozen drill subjects such as anti-piracy , air defence , and helicopters landing on each other's ships. The joint exercise will surely help the three parties deepen mutual trust, further promote their cooperation in security , improve their capacity to jointly maintain maritime security, and make still greater contributions to world peace", said Huang Zhongxin, commander of the 42nd Escort Formation of Chinese Navy, during a speech after arriving in Richards Bay on Sunday.
The first joint maritime exercise involving naval forces from China , Russia and South Africa took place in Cape Town in November 2019 .