During 5–12 July 2013, warships from the

Russian Pacific Fleet , image = Great emblem of the Pacific Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Russian Pacific Fleet Great emblem , dates = 1731–present , country ...

and the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy participated in Joint Sea 2013 (Chinese name), bilateral naval maneuvers held in the

Peter the Great Gulf The Peter the Great Gulf (Russian: Залив Петра Великого) is a gulf on the southern coast of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and the largest gulf of the Sea of Japan. The gulf extends for from the Russian-North Korean border at the mout ...

. Naval Cooperation 2013 was the Russian name. Joint Sea 2013 was the largest naval drills yet undertaken by China's navy with a foreign navy. The exercise involved

anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are t ...

drills, close maneuvers, and the simulated seizure of a hostile ship. "Joint Sea" maneuvers continued after 2013.

Naval forces

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Other forces included three planes, five ship-based helicopters, and two teams of special forces.

References

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