China, Russia conduct air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 07, 2023 12:13 am

BEIJING: China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, as South Korea said it had deployed fighter jets in response to warplanes near its airspace.

Beijing and Moscow 'staged the sixth joint aerial patrol in accordance with an annual military cooperation plan between China and Russia,' the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement.

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