2023-08-18 16:53:17
Two Japanese fighters were mobilized this Friday, August 18, after Russian patrol planes flew over the area between the Sea of ​​Japan and the East China Sea. The episode takes place at a time when Russia and China are carrying out joint naval maneuvers in the East China Sea.
Published on: 08/18/2023 – 16:53
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According to the Japanese General Staff, the two Russian planes flew along the central and southern coast of Japan, crossing the Tsushima Strait, which connects the two seas and separates South Korea from Japan. In response, the Japanese authorities sent two Air Self-Defense Force fighters.
The episode takes place at a time when Russia and China are carrying out joint naval maneuvers and coincides with the start of the unprecedented trilateral summit between the United States, South Korea and Japan. a sign of unity to China and North Korea.
The three states are seeking to obtain an “emergency communication channel” in a region that fears an invasion of the island of Taiwan by China and lives under the threat of North Korea’s nuclear program.
Russia and China have held joint military exercises for several years. In June, the two countries carried out a joint air operation over the Japan and East China Seas, prompting South Korea to send fighter jets as a precaution.
Moscow and Beijing share the will to fight what they consider to be “American hegemony”, with China calling for respect for the country’s territorial integrity.
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