BEIJING, May 12 -- The "China-Singapore Exercise Cooperation 2025" joint maritime exercise kicked off at the Changi Naval Base (CNB) in Singapore on the morning of May 9. Representatives of participating naval forces from China and Singapore attended the event.
This is the fourth Exercise Cooperation joint maritime exercise held by China and Singapore. The exercise has three phases, featured with shore-based exchange, joint maritime exercise, and closing ceremony respectively.
During the shore-based exchange phase, China and Singapore navies will hold planning seminars and cultural exchanges, and simultaneously carry out multiple professional exchange activities. During the joint maritime exercise phase, the two navies will focus on joint anti-ship strike, replenishment-at-sea, joint search and rescue, and visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations.
The two navies sent a total of four warships to participate in the exercise. The Chinese participating warships include the guided-missile frigate Xuchang (Hull 536) and the minesweeper/hunter Chishui (Hull 729), while the Singaporean participating warships are the frigate RSS Steadfast (70)and the mine countermeasure vessel RSS Bedok.
(Video Editor: Huang Panyue)
