BEIJING – A Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson said that the recentlyconcluded China-Pakistan joint naval exercise off Shanghai had consolidatedthe traditional friendship between the two countries and the twomilitaries, and enhanced the ability of the two navies to jointly deal withmaritime security threats.
The China-Pakistan joint maritime exercise “Sea Guardians-2” was held fromJuly 10 to 13 in the sea and airspace near Shanghai.
“This joint exercise has consolidated the traditional friendship betweenthe two countries and the two militaries, and enhanced the ability of thetwo navies to jointly deal with maritime security threats,” Senior Col WuQian said during his monthly briefing.
The spokesperson said that the two sides dispatched surface ships,submarines, aviation and other arms forces in a joint exercise undercomplex conditions.
He said that to strengthen the actual combat confrontation, all subjectshad fully constructed the actual combat background, focusing on jointtactical maneuvering, joint sea strike, joint anti-submarine, joint air andanti-missile defense, etc. under the conditions of formation attack anddefense, which tempered the actual combat capabilities of the troops ofboth sides.
Col Wu Qian said the two sides had close and efficient coordination offormation tactics and added, during the exercise, the two sides shared ahigh degree of sharing and cooperated closely, reasonably allocated tasksaccording to the battlefield situation, gave full play to the technical andtactical performance of different ships, and realized the combateffectiveness of the joint formation.
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He said that exchanges and discussions were extensive and in-depth and thepersonnel of both sides made full use of this rare opportunity to conductcomprehensive exchanges, mutual learning and common improvement, and tostrengthen the exchange of professional technology and experience.
In the next step, under the leadership of the leaders of the two countries,the Chinese and Pakistani militaries will continue to deepen practicalcooperation in various fields, inject new impetus into the all-weatherstrategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, and contributenew forces to maintaining regional peace and stability.
It may be mentioned that during the joint exercise the PLA Eastern CommandNavy sent the frigate Xiangtan, the corvette Shuozhou, the comprehensivesupply ship Qiandaohu, a submarine, an early warning aircraft, two fighterjets and a helicopter, while Pakistan Navy’s frigate Taimur joined theexercise.
Themed “jointly dealing with maritime security threats”, the exercisefeatured training courses including joint strike against maritime targets,joint tactical maneuvering, joint anti-submarine warfare and joint supportfor damaged vessels.
