"Russian and Chinese Navies Unite for Joint Pacific Exercises, Raising Concerns for US"

Two Russian warships have arrived in Shanghai for a weeklong port visit before conducting joint exercises with Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy vessels in the Pacific. The Russian corvettes had previously participated in the Indonesian Navy's Multinational Naval Exercise Komodo. Meanwhile, the US, South Korea, Australia, and Japan are currently engaged in Exercise Pacific Vanguard in the Philippine Sea, focusing on maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare, air warfare, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios.