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Chinese ships heading for joint exercises with Russia in the Baltic Sea

Chinese ships heading for joint exercises with Russia in the Baltic Sea

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July 19 (UPI) -- A Chinese naval group is steaming to the Baltic Sea to engage in exercises with the Russian Navy as part of the "Joint Sea" series of maneuvers running from July 24 to 27.The People's Liberation Army Navy ships were shadowed by Great Britain's Royal Navy as the vessels transited the English Channel. The task force was greeted in the North Sea by NATO warships, including the Norwegian Maritime Group One flagship HNoMS Otto Sverdrup.The Chinese ship's destination is the port of Baltiysk in the Russian Baltic Sea province of Kaliningrad. The task force includes the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Changsha, a frigate and a replenishment ship.The Chinese and Russia have held annual joint naval drills since 2012 to bolster military ties, including in contested settings like t...