WW 3 IN THE MAKING! – China and Russia send joint force of 19 warships to Sea of Japan in largest ever naval exercise

China and Russia have launched what Beijing described as its “largest ever joint naval exercise” as an armada of military hardware descended on the Sea of Japan.
A total of 18 surface vessels, including four guided missile destroyers, two missile frigates, a supply ship, and three ship-borne helicopters were due to take part, according to Chinese state media, as well as a submarine.
The move to deepen military ties between Moscow and Beijing with the operation, called “Joint Sea 2013″, comes against the backdrop of territorial disputes in the region and will heighten fears of China’s growing naval reach and ambition.
China’s official news agency, Xinhua, described the drill as “the Chinese navy’s single biggest deployment of military force in any joint foreign exercise.”
China to join Russia in Beijing’s largest-ever joint naval exercise with foreign partner
China, Russia in largest-ever joint naval drills Associated Press – 2 July 2013 02:54-04:00
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will join Russia later this week for its largest-ever naval drills with a foreign partner.
http://www.neurope.eu/news/wire/china-join-russia-beijings-largest-ever-joint-naval-exercise-foreign-partner



US-Japan war games off the California coast imitate Chinese invasion ???
The US and Japan are preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of the Senkaku Islands. Using a small island off the coast of California, US and Japanese forces are mimicking an armed invasion and an amphibious assault to prepare for a real-life scenario
http://rt.com/usa/california-war-games-japan-339