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“Russian and Chinese warships joined forces for the “Peaceful Sea-2022” anti-piracy drills in the Arabian Sea. The maneuvers involved the Russian Pacific Fleet’s Slava-class missile cruiser Varyag, Udaloy-class large anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs and the large sea tanker Boris Butoma as well as Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Ürümqi and Type 903A supply ship Taihu.“