Partnership on the high seas

Titel: Partnership on the high seas : China and Russia's joint naval manoeuvres / Michael Paul ; Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Veröffentlicht: Berlin : SWP, [June 2019]
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (8 Seiten)
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
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SWP comment ; no. 26 (June 2019)
Einheitssachtitel: Allianz auf hoher See?
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Andere Ausgaben: Übersetzung von: Paul, Michael, 1959 -. Allianz auf hoher See?. - Berlin : SWP, 2019. - 1 Online-Ressource (8 Seiten)
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Zusammenfassung: Zusammenfassung: On the occasion of the 70th founding anniversary of China’s national navy, a big naval parade with more than 30 Chinese ships sailed off the coast of Qingdao. A few days later, on 29 April 2019, the "Joint Sea 2019" Russian-Chinese bilateral naval exercise began. In numbers, China’s navy now has the world’s biggest fleet - also thanks to decades of Russian naval armament. From Beijing’s point of view, however, the Chi­nese armed forces have a serious shortcoming: a lack of operational experience. Here, too, Moscow fills some gaps. Since the first joint manoeuvre in 2005, cooperation has increased at many levels. Sino-Russian sea manoeuvres now also serve as a menacing signal of support for China’s claims in the South China Sea or in the Sino-Japanese disputes in the East China Sea. Moscow and Beijing use the joint naval exercises to set geopolitical signals. Despite all historic mistrust, Sino-Russian cooperation seems to rest on a relatively stable foundation of partnership. But maritime cooperation and coordinated partnership must not lead to an alliance