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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Russia and Chinese military planes conduct joint patrol near Alaska
The moon rises over the coast of Alaska as the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails along the international date line through the Bering Strait, July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
China and Russia organized joint air strategic patrols over the Bering Sea today, according to an annual military engagement plan, a spokesperson for China’s defense ministry says.
It deepened strategic mutual trust and coordination between the two militaries, and did not target any third parties, says Chen Xiaogang, adding it had “nothing to do with the current international situation.”
The Russian RIA state news agency also reports that Russian and Chinese military planes conducted joint patrols near the US state of Alaska, citing the Russian defense ministry.
The planes did not violate the airspace of other countries, RIA says.
