'Chinese Aegis' Type 052D destroyer Kaifeng meets Russia's 'carrier killer' Varyag as crews exchange visits during Joint Sea-2026 naval exercise

Under clear skies in the port city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, Chinese and Russian warships participating in the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise were moored side by side at the dock. The national flags of China and Russia flew alongside each other atop the ships' main masts.