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Chinese and Russian warships held their first-ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean this weekend.
Moscow and Beijing, which staged naval cooperation drills in the Sea of Japan earlier in October, have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in recent years at a time when their relations with the West have soured.
The naval manoeuvres were watched closely by Japan, which said earlier this week that a group of ten vessels from China and Russia sailed through the Tsugaru Strait that separates Japan's main island of Honshu and its northern one of Hokkaido.
Russia's defence ministry confirmed the two global superpowers had been working together in the Strait, which is regarded as international waters.
Russian and Chinese warships teamed up for their first-ever join patrol in the Tsugaru Strait between Japan's main island of Honshu and its northern one of Hokkaido
The partnership between China and Russia came after Vladimir Putin showed off Russia 's military strength to the world last week with a huge 'invasion' war games staged in the Black Sea near Ukraine
Moscow and Beijing have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in recent years at a time when their relations with the West have soured
It was a show of strength just days after China revealed it had tested hypersonic nuclear-capable missile this week, which experts said suggested the Chinese was much more advanced than it was previously thought
Earlier this week Japanese authorities said a group of ten vessels from China and Russia sailed through the Tsugaru Strait, which is considered international waters
Russia's defence ministry said: 'The group of ships passed through the Tsugaru Strait for the first time as part of the patrol'. It added: 'The tasks of the patrols were