The drills are scheduled to last for 9 days.
They'll be taking place in the waters off the east coast of Russia.
Simulations of anti-submarine warfare, air defense and joint beach landings are set to take place.
The drills come around a decade after China and Russia's militaries did a similar beach landing exercise in the coastal Chinese city of Qingdao.
Chinese Naval observer Yin Zhuo says the drills are not easy to coordinate.
"Landing operations are hard to organize. They consist of complicated procedures and require precise coordination between landing forces and fire support units under a unified command."
This year's drills will represent the first time the Chinese military has sent warships from all
