The joint air patrol was attended by two strategic bombers of the H-6K of the People's Liberation Army of China (NVAK) and two TU-95M of the Russian Federation. In addition, the Chinese electronic counteraction aircraft Y-8 and the Tu-142 VCSS patrol aircraft were observed. According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, which closely monitored the course of maneuvers, 13 Russian and Chinese combat aircraft participated in the patrol at different stages.
It is also reported that several Russian and Chinese aircraft have apparently coordinated their actions with the Type 055 Navy Navy. According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the Type 055 destroyer passed in the north direction to the Eastern Sea through the Tsusim Strait between December 11 and 12. According to analysts, it can be an operation to integrate maritime aviation within the framework of common aerial strategic patrol of China and Russia, writes.
Due to the military activity of the PRC near its borders, including joint activity with Russia, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kisida expressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping concern. According to him, Japan faces the most difficult and most difficult situation in the sphere of safety during the postwar time. "Attempts to change the status quo unilaterally around our country are intensifying," the Japanese leader said.
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