Beijing, Shawwal 23, 1437, Jul 28, 2016, SPA -- China's military said Thursday it will hold joint exercises with Russian forces in the South China Sea. The air and sea drills will be held sometime in September and were aimed at deepening relations between the two militaries and boosting their capacity to respond to maritime threats, ministry spokesman Col. Yang Yujun said at a monthly news briefing. Yang said the exercises weren't targeted at any third parties, AP reported. --SPA 17:57 LOCAL TIME 14:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w