‘Chinese Aegis’ Type 052D destroyer Kaifeng meets Russia’s ‘carrier killer’ Varyag as crews exchange visits during Joint Sea-2026 naval exercise

8 July 2026
Eastern Europe, Russia

South China Morning Post

Global Times China

'Chinese Aegis' Type 052D destroyer Kaifeng meets Russia's 'carrier killer' Varyag as crews exchange visits during Joint Sea-2026 naval exercise

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The Joint Sea-2026 exercise between the two navies began in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Monday, underscoring deepening military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow since the annual drills first launched in 2012.

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