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Photo taken on May 11, 2015 shows the launching ceremony of the "Joint Sea-2015" in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk. Chinese and Russian naval forces on Monday launched joint military exercises "Joint Sea-2015" in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk. (Xinhua/Zhang Xuanjie)