Lyle Goldstein, director of Asia engagement at Defence Priorities, a Washington-based think tank, described the China-Russia naval drill as “relatively small” with submarine rescue as a focal point and showing “a measure of restraint”, he wrote on social media on Wednesday.
Goldstein also contrasted the exercise with the much bigger United States-led Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) exercise under way around Hawaii.
More on Asia
Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh
August 2, 2026
Featuring Lyle Goldstein
July 31, 2026
Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh and Stephen Wertheim
July 28, 2026
Featuring Lyle Goldstein
July 23, 2026
