INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China said Monday it would hold joint military drills with Russia later this month, as the two allies continue to boost military and
economic cooperation to counter what they see as United States domination in global affairs.China's Defense Ministry said that naval and
air forces will participate in the "North-Joint 2024" exercises in the skies and around the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk."This
exercise aims to deepen the strategic cooperation level between the Chinese and Russian militaries and enhance their ability to jointly deal
with security threats," the ministry said.The two sides will send naval fleets to "relevant sea areas of the Pacific Ocean" for a joint
maritime patrol, and China will also participate in Russia's "Ocean-2024" strategic exercise
China's Defense Ministry did not specify when the drills will take place.In July, Russia and China held joint drills in the waters and
airspace around Zhanjiang, a city in southern China's Guangdong province
Those drills came the same week that NATO leaders warned that China had "become a decisive enabler" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
prompting Beijing to warn the United States -led military bloc against "provoking confrontation."Later on Monday, Beijing announced that its
military and economic cooperation in recent years, with both railing against "Western hegemony." They declared a "no limits" partnership
shortly before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia's
economic and trade links with China were "yielding results" as he met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Moscow.
