After successfully concluding naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea in May, China and Russia have agreed to hold another naval drill that is sure to alarm Japan. The two countries will hold naval and air defense exercises in the Sea of Japan, just 250 miles off the coast of Japan. Notably, Beijing and Tokyo are involved in a dispute over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. China expanding amphibious warfare capabilities The Sino-Russian military drills will be held from August 20-28. The military maneuvers come as the U.S. has ramped up defense cooperation with its Asian allies to tackle China's increasingly assertive territorial claims in the South and East China seas... More