China, Russia conduct joint air patrols over sea of Japan, East China Sea
(VOVWORLD) - China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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This is the sixth joint aerial patrol in accordance with an annual military cooperation plan between China and Russia since 2019, according to the statement.
Last November, Russian TU-95 bombers and SU-35 fighter jets and Chinese H-6K bombers jointly patrolled the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets to the airspace and expressed concern to Russia and China through diplomatic channels.