BEIJING: China and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, Beijing’s defense ministry said Thursday, after an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant’s extensive claims in the area.

The drills will be carried out in the “relevant sea and air of the South China Sea,” defense ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told reporters at a monthly briefing, adding the exercise was “routine” and “does not target any third party.”

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