BEIJING: China will hold naval and air exercises with Russia, South Africa and other BRICS countries off South Africa’s coast in early to mid January, China’s defense ministry said in a statement released on Friday. The ministry called the exercises “joint operations to safeguard vital shipping lanes and economic activities.” Strikes on maritime targets and counter-terrorism rescues will be part of the drills, it said.

SIMON’S TOWN, South Africa: Chinese and Iranian warships were docked off South Africa’s main navy base Thursday ahead of exercises that officials said were also meant to involve…

BEIJING: China will hold naval and air exercises with Russia, South Africa and other BRICS countries off South Africa’s coast in early to mid January, China’s defense ministry…

Naval exercises come as tensions run high after US military intervention in Venezuela, seizures of several oil tankers.

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships began a weeklong naval exercise with host South Africa off the coast of Cape Town on Friday, against the backdrop of...

China, Russia, and South Africa are long-standing BRICS members

SIMON’S TOWN, South Africa: South Africa on Saturday began naval drills with Russia, Iran and China, describing the maneuvers off its coast as not merely a show of force but a…

South African official says drills with Russia, Iran, China and others key to protecting 'maritime economic activities'.

South Africa is hosting the BRICS exercises, but two founding members are not participating amid tensions with the US.