Naval workouts come as tensions run excessive after US army intervention in Venezuela, seizures of a number of oil tankers.
Printed On 9 Jan 2026
Chinese language, Russian and Iranian warships have arrived in South African waters for every week of naval drills as geopolitical tensions run excessive over the USA’s army intervention in Venezuela and its seizures of several oil tankers.
China’s defence ministry mentioned in an announcement on Friday that the workouts, set to kick off with a gap ceremony on Saturday, are “joint operations to safeguard very important transport lanes and financial actions”.
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