According to the Chinese military, Russian and Chinese strategic aircraft conducted joint exercises in the Sea of Japan and eastern China, as well as in the Western Pacific Ocean. Since the outbreak of all-out war in Ukraine, cooperation between Moscow and China has been strengthened regularly. The South Korean government flew into the air defense identification zone in response to the exercise.
As part of their partnership activities, the Russian and Chinese air forces carried out joint patrols “in accordance with this year's cooperation plan,” according to a statement from the Chinese military. As part of this, machines from Moscow and Beijing were seen. in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
This is the ninth joint air patrol sponsored by the two countries since 2019. The Russian Ministry of Defense assured that the exercise did not violate the airspace of other countries and was not directed at anyone.
Joint exercises between China and Russia. Cooperation is even closer
On Friday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that 11 military aircraft from both countries entered South Korea's air defense identification zone without prior notice during China-Russia training exercises. In response, the South Korean government took “tactical countermeasures'' by sending fighter jets, although there was no violation of airspace.
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Recently, Russia and China have conducted several joint exercises, including: Exercises were held in the sea and airspace of the South China Sea in July and in the Sea of Japan in September.
Despite the Chinese government officially remaining neutral in the conflict, just three weeks before the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leader Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin announced “friendship without borders.” ' was announced.
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