Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will visit Russia this Sunday, April 16 for a 3-day official visit at the invitation of his Russian counterpart. Sergei Shoigu also announced on Friday the alert and surprise maneuvers of the Russian fleet in the Pacific.

The Russian Pacific Fleet had already demonstrated its capabilities last September. It was the period of military maneuvers. "Vostok 2022" in the midst of the conflict in Ukraine had been maintained. It is the same Pacific Fleet, based in Vladivostok that will train.