20 12 from April 22 to 29, the Sino-Russian naval joint exercise "Maritime Cooperation 2012" will be held in the Yellow Sea, during which cooperation and coordination of defense actions will be carried out to ensure maritime traffic safety. According to media reports, the Sino-Russian military exercise will start from Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. 20 12 On April 24th, with the large anti-submarine ship "Varyag" of Russian Pacific Fleet as the flagship, more than ten ships, including missile cruisers, destroyers and frigates, will set sail for China. At that time, the North Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy will send guided missile destroyers and Russian ships to form a mixed formation and cross the Japanese Strait into the Yellow Sea of China. Sources also revealed that the total strength of China and Russia participating in the exercise this time will exceed 1 1,000, and the exercise lineup is very strong (the total strength of the exercise in 2005 was 1 1,000), with an unprecedented scale.