Sailors exchange visits before joint drill

Officers and sailors from the Chinese and Russian navies visited each other's ships in Shanghai on Monday as a joint exercise was set to begin in the East China Sea.

Crew members from the Russian missile cruiser Varyag were given a guided tour of the Zhengzhou, a missile destroyer from the People's Liberation Army navy.

Their Chinese peers from the Zhengzhou visited the Varyag. Officers from both navies said they are looking forward to working together and achieving success in the drill.