China and Russian started a joint naval exercise on Sunday in China's Yellow Sea of the Pacific Ocean, Xinhua reported.

Russian naval Deputy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Leonid Sukhanov, in the Chinese port city of Qingdao, announced the official start. Ding Yiping, Deputy Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, delivered the exercise tasks. The war game is scheduled to be held from April 22 to 27.

A total of 16 surface vessels from the Chinese navy -- five missile destroyers, five missile frigates, four missile boats, a support vessel and a hospital ship -- will be taking part in the drill, along with two submarines. Together with them, are 13 aircraft and five shipboard helicopters.

Russia has sent the Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a slava-class guided missile cruiser, and Marshal Shaposhnikov, Admiral Panteleyev and Admiral Vinogradov, three Udaloy-class destroyers to the joint exercise.

According to China's Defense Ministry, the exercise will focus on joint maritime air defense, anti-submarine tactics, maritime search and rescue as well as a joint effort to rescue hijacked vessels. The two navies will also deploy aircraft and special force units to conduct joint maritime anti-terror task in the exercise.

(China.org.cn, CNTV April 23, 2012)

据新华社报道，中国和俄罗斯于周日在黄海开始海上联合军事演习。

俄罗斯海军副参谋长、苏哈诺夫少将在青岛宣布演习正式开始。中国人民解放军海军副司令员丁一平下达了演练任务。此次演习时间为本月22日至27日。

我国海军总共派出16艘水面舰艇参与演习，其中5艘导演驱逐舰、5艘导弹护卫舰、4艘导弹快艇、1艘补给船和1艘医疗船。此外，2艘潜艇、13架飞机和5架舰载直升机也将参演。

俄罗斯方面派出了太平洋舰队的旗舰“瓦良格”号S级导弹巡洋舰，“沙波什尼科夫海军元帅”、“维诺格拉多夫海军上将”和“特里布茨海军上将”三艘U级驱逐舰参与联合演习。

我国国防部表示，本次演习将重点演练海上联防空、反潜、海上搜救以及联合救援被劫持船只等课目。两国海军还将部署飞机和特种部队在本次演习中演练联合海上反恐任务。