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Both Iron Brothers PAKISTAN And CHINA Kicks Off Major Level Maritime And Air Exercise Sea Guardians-2 At Wusong Military Port In Shanghai To Put An End To US indo-pacific Alliance:
In order to put an end to US indo-pacific alliance, both Iron Brothers PAKISTAN and CHINA Kicks Off Major Level Maritime and Air Exercise Sea Guardians-2 at a Military Port in Wusong, Shanghai on 10 July, 2022, CHINESE Military Media Wing Said in an Official statement.
The Sea Guardians-2 is a four day Major Level Air and Maritime Exercise with the Participation of PAKISTAN NAVY, CHINESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE (PLAAF) AND PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PLAN).
During the first phase, the NAVY and AIR FORCE of CHINA and PAKISTAN will carry out different onshore activities, including Full-Fledged and Decisive Offensive Planning, Operation Planning, Professional Expertise Exchange, Sports and Cultural competitions.
PAKISTAN-CHINA Sea Guardians-2 Maritime and Air Exercise will be held from July 10 – July 13, 2022 and will be conducted in two different phases, including Maritime Exercise and Port Planning.
The Maritime Phase of the PAKISTAN and CHINA Sea Guardians-2 Exercise will consist of different phases, including attacking at high-profile maritime targets, anti-submarine operations, anti-missile operations, anti-aircraft operations, tactical maneuvers, reinforced damaged ships, replenishment at sea, hostage rescue, Search and Rescue, etc.
During the Sea Guardians-2 Air and Maritime Exercise Both Iron Brothers, CHINA and PAKISTAN, displayed their state of the art and hi-tech Stealth Naval Warships and Stealth Fighter Jets with aim to jointly deal with the maritime security threats.
“The Navy of the PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY (PLA) and the NAVY OF PAKISTAN will conduct joint Naval exercises in the maritime and airfields off Shanghai in mid-July,” PLA Navy spokesman Captain Liu Wensheng said in a statement.
The Sea Guardians-2 Exercise, themes with “Joint Response to Maritime Security Threats”, aimed to promote Interoperability, enhance Bilateral Defense Cooperation, to enhance the Capabilities of both the Military to jointly and effectively respond to maritime security threats and to consolidate the Traditional Brotherhood and Friendship between the Militaries of the Iron Brother Countries, CHINA and PAKISTAN.
“The exercise is a general arrangement according to an annual program and is not intended to target any third party,” PLA Navy spokesman Captain Liu Wensheng continued.
CHINA and PAKISTAN Sea Guardians-2 Maritime and Air Exercise is Jointly Directed by the PLA NAVY Admiral H.E Adiral Liu Zhigang and PAKISTAN NAVY Commodore Rashid Mehmood Sheikh.
From the CHINESE Side, the participating Stealth Warships are from PLA Eastern Theater Command, including the Two Stealth Fighter Jets, One AEWACS Aircraft, One Attack Submarine, Guided-Missile Frigates Xiangten (Hull No. 53), One Shuzou (Hull No. 610) and the comprehensive supply ship Qiandaohu (Hull Nu. 886).
PAKISTAN NAVY has also sent its major level assets, including the PAKISTAN NAVY Stealth Warship PNS TAIMUR, Helicopters, amongst other assets.
PAKISTAN and CHINA Major Level Sea Guardians-2 Maritime and Air exercise would help CHINA to expand its engagement in the indian Ocean and counter US efforts to advance its indo-Pacific strategy, which emphasises india’s “continued rise” and leadership in the region, Lin Minwang, a professor of South Asian studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.
“The strengthening of maritime security between india and the United States has led to CHINA’s greater engagement in the indian Ocean. PAKISTAN Iron Brother CHINA must strengthen naval cooperation with countries in the region, including CHINA Iron Brother PAKISTAN,” Professor Lin Winwang continued.
“The indian Ocean is a vital trading hub, and 80 per cent of CHINA’s oil imports come through the Malacca Strait, the ocean’s busiest “choke point,” he said.
“To counter india, it is important for PAKISTAN to improve its NAVAL FORCE by acquiring advanced equipment from Beijing and enhancing its capabilities through these drills,” Professor Lin Minwang said.
PAKISTAN NAVY’s PNS TAIMUR is a state of the art and hi-tech stealth Warship of PAKISTAN NAVY recently built by its Iron Brother CHINA in a bid to strengthen the Offensive Capabilities of PAKISTAN NAVY against, india, the arch rival of both Iron Brother Countries, CHINA and PAKISTAN.
It is pertinent to mention that this is the Second Consecutive Time that both Iron Brothers, PAKISTAN and CHINA, are participating in the Major Level Joint Maritime Exercise Sea Guardians-2.
Earlier in January 2020, both Iron Brothers participated in the Sea Guardians-2020, which was held in the Northern Arabian Sea in Karachi. During the Sea Guardians-2020 Exercise, the participating Forces of the both the Iron Brother Countries, cooperated in the deep and close way by completing all training goals in an efficient manner and to pave way for the future joint maritime exercise between the NAVAL Forces of both the Iron Brother Countries and All Weather Allies, CHINA and PAKISTAN.
