Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-15

China-Russia "Joint Sea-2026" Joint Exercise

中俄“海上联合-2026”联合演习

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source language	zh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-07-15
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16473784.html
Collected at	2026-07-15 14:19:47 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint	b8b8385977a963888b74c07c7797243767aa1ade5fd6653ea4a7128368f87ee6 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run	89
Analysis model	claude-sonnet-4-6
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Chinese and Russian naval forces conducted the 'Joint Sea-2026' exercise, continuing the annual bilateral maritime drill series that has run since 2012. The exercise documents the operational tempo and geographic scope of Sino-Russian naval coordination, extending a pattern of joint drills that have progressively expanded in scale, area of operations, and complexity over fourteen years. The article's production-credit-only format provides no tactical or organizational detail, limiting its analytic value to confirming the exercise occurred and that PLA media covered it.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中俄“海上联合-2026”联合演习." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-15. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16473784.html.

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