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>Fu Qianshao, a Chinese military affairs expert, told the Global Times on Tuesday that judging from the Chinese and Russian releases, the warships departed Vladivostok in the Sea of Japan, headed northeast and traversed to the Sea of Okhotsk before arriving in Kamchatka.
>This is a long voyage, and the replenishment in Kamchatka suggests the next stage could take the patrol even farther, Fu said. Given that Chinese warships have reportedly sailed near Alaska in previous far seas voyages, the expert said it is interesting to see where they will go this time.
>The China-Russia Joint Sea-2025 joint exercise, followed by the sixth maritime joint patrol in Pacific waters, is part of the two militaries' annual cooperation plan, does not target any third party, and is unrelated to the current international or regional situation, said Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson at China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on July 30, when announcing the events.