Chinese fleet departs for Sino-Russian drills

A brass band performs beside a Chinese naval ship before it departs to participate in Sino-Russian joint naval drills, at a port of Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province on July 1, 2013.[Photo/Xinhua] 

Naval soldiers stand in line on a ship before departing to participate in Sino-Russian joint naval drills, at a port of Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province on July 1, 2013.[Photo/Xinhua]