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Jets Scrambled In Response To Rare Joint Russian-Chinese Patrol Over Pacific As Biden Visits Tokyo

• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

 It came as President Joe Biden is in Tokyo meeting with counterparts from Japan, Australia and India, or the 'Quad' members. Japan's government has condemned the provocative patrol which reportedly did not breach its airspace as "unacceptable".

"The joint patrol lasted 13 hours over the Japanese and East China seas and involved Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and Chinese Xian H-6 jets," the MoD said as cited in Reuters. It further confirmed that for parts of the lengthy flight, Japanese and South Korean air force jets shadowed the Russian-Chinese patrol, which included nuclear-capable bombers.

No aerial incidents were reported as the rival aircraft shadowed the joint patrol, with the Russian MoD emphasizing the patrol wasn't aimed against any foreign state and that it took place in full accordance with international laws. It began over the Sea of Japan.

South Korean media reports that at one point the patrol breached S.Korea's air defense identification zone, which goes beyond its borders and is not strictly considered the country's "airspace".


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