By Jia Siyu, Chen Xiaoren and Guan Yafei
BEIJING, Oct. 27 -- A comprehensive drill of rescuing hijacked merchant ships by force at sea was wrapped up on October 25, 2023, marking a successfully ending of the China-Saudi Arabia "Blue Sword-2023" naval special operations joint training
It's learnt that the "Blue Sword-2023" marked the 2nd joint training between Chinese and Saudi Arabian navies. The participants from both sides engaged in 24 training subjects including fast rope, ship climbing, UAV operation, and anti-sea shooting. This joint training has further consolidated the exchange and cooperation mechanisms between the two navies and played a positive role in improving the capabilities of joint actions between the two sides.
