BEIJING - China and Russia conducted a joint air patrol on Tuesday (June 6) over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea for a sixth time since 2019, prompting neighbouring South Korea to scramble fighter jets. China's defence ministry said the patrol was part of the two militaries' annual co-operation plan. South Korea scrambled fighter jets, according to its...
BEIJING - China and Russia conducted a joint air patrol on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea for a sixth time since 2019, prompting neighbouring South Korea to scramble fighter jets.South Korea scrambled fighter jets, according to its military, after four Russian and four Chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone in the south and east of the Korean peninsula.
An air defence zone is an area where countries demand that foreign aircraft take special steps to identify themselves. China's increasing military assertiveness in the region has coincided with an increase in military manoeuvres and drills by the United States and its allies in the region. Over the weekend, a Chinese warship came within 150 yards of a US destroyer while the US and Canadian navies were conducting a joint exercise in the sensitive Taiwan Strait, prompting complaints about the safety of the manoeuvre.
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