data china 2022From their first joint naval exercise in 2009 until 2022, Russia and China conducted only a few such exercises annually. However, since 2022, they have held a total of 16 joint navalPopulation of China (2025 and historical) ; 2025, 1,422,584,933, −0.18% ; 2022, 1,425,179,569, −0.03% ; 2020, 1,426,106,093, 0.43% ; 2015, 1,396,134,174, 0.65%