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China and Russia start joint naval drills after NATO calls Beijing Ukraine war 'enabler'
The exercise began in the Guangdong province on Sunday and is expected to last until mid-July.
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Guangdong, formerly romanized as Kwangtung or Canton, is a coastal province located in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. The provincial capital is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.84 million across a total area of about 179,800 km2 (69,400 sq mi), Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
The exercise began in the Guangdong province on Sunday and is expected to last until mid-July.