Russian naval flagship arrives in China for joint drill Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser,...

Russian naval flagship arrives in China for joint drill

Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is scheduled to take place from April 22 to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is scheduled to take place from April 22 to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

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Sailors line up aboard the Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser, as the vessel arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is scheduled to take place from April 22 to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is scheduled to take place from April 22 to 27 on the Yellow Sea. A welcome ceremony was held by China's Beihai Fleet at the naval base on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag arrived at a naval base in Qingdao of east China on Saturday for a joint exercise with the Chinese navy.