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This article provides a detailed look at the Shandong Carrier group's joint operations with Russian navy vessels and examines Japan's response, offering insights into the evolving strategic dynamics in the region.

Summary

  1. First deployment outside the South China Sea this year.
  2. Conducted flight operations with aircraft and helicopters.
  3. Joint PLA-Navy and Russian Navy patrols trained in the Philippine Sea.
  4. Japan tracked and monitored Russian naval movements near its territory.
  5. First Indonesian Navy-Russian Navy bilateral exercise planned this year.
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