Why this unnecessary fuss over navy drills by China and Russia?

The ongoing second phase of the China-Russia annual joint naval exercise in the Peter the Great Gulf, waters off the Clerk Cape and the Sea of Japan has, as usual, triggered speculation that the two neighbors are aiming to form a military alliance, which is the worst form of exaggeration of China-Russia military relations.

True, the two countries have strong militaries. But they have pledged to build a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership which, different from a military alliance, is aimed at forming a mechanism to help maintain strategic equilibrium in the Asia-Pacific region.

Unlike the military alliance between the United States and Japan, which is dominated by the former, military ties between China and Russia are based on equality and mutual respect.