Russian and Chinese coast guard vessels have completed their inaugural joint patrol in the northern Pacific Ocean, according to a statement from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday.

China's Ministry of Transport has carried out a patrol and law enforcement operation in the Taiwan Straits.

The Russian Pacific Fleet announced that Russia and China have concluded their joint maritime patrol in the South China Sea, News.Az reports.

Joint maritime patrols of China and Russia in the Pacific Ocean are not aimed at any third side, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement, News.Az reports citing TASS.