US EditionChina-Russia Bomber Patrol Prompts Japan, South Korea Response
South Korea and Japan scrambled jets after nine Chinese and Russian planes briefly entered South Korea's air defense zone as part of annual joint military exercises.
- On Tuesday, Japan's Defense Ministry reported two Russian Tu-95s and two Chinese H-6s conducted their first joint flight into Pacific airspace off Shikoku while a Chinese carrier deployed.
- Longstanding cooperation between Beijing and Moscow means China and Russia have increased joint military exercises in recent years, following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's warning last month.
- Japan responded by scrambling Air Self-Defense Force jets and `strictly implementing air defense identification measures` after two Tu-95s, two H-6s, four J-16 fighters, one A-50, and two Su-30 fighters were detected near Okinawa and Miyakojima.
- Japan lodged diplomatic protests and conveyed serious concerns to China and Russia, with Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi calling the flight `clearly intended as a show of force` on Wednesday.
- Regionally, South Korea's military said on Tuesday that seven Russian and two Chinese planes entered its air-defence zone, while Russian news agencies reported the joint flight lasted eight hours near the Miyako Strait, classified as international waters.
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Japan & South Korea Scramble Fighter Jets After Russian & Chinese Aircraft Conduct Joint Patrol Near Airspace
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has presented a protest note to the attachés on Wednesday...
A new destabilizing element has now been added to the tensions between Japan and China, which have been a month of geopolitical stride between neighbours: Russia. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi showed Wednesday his “serious concern” over the joint manoeuvres of Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable bombers on Tuesday in sensitive areas adjacent to Japan. Faced with the operation, Tokyo decided to deploy combat aircraft in order to prev…
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