Today, November 30, an incident occurred on South Korea’s defense line that greatly alarmed the United States and its allies. According to the Seoul Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), two Chinese H-6 bombers entered the country’s air defense zone (KADIZ) twice. After that, they again entered the air defense identification zone, but already six Russian military aircraft were with them, including TU-95 bombers and SU-35 fighters.
According to Sky News, in response to the report, Moscow said its strategic warplanes carried out joint patrols with China over Japan and the East China Sea. However, NATO allies are concerned about China’s rapid military build-up and its cooperation with Russia, which they have been eyeing since February 2022.
“Our alliance members remain concerned about China’s coercive policy, its use of disinformation, its rapid and non-transparent military buildup, including cooperation with Russia,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement. press conference after a meeting of the NATO Foreign Committee. ministers.
And although China is distancing itself from the “unlimited” strategic partnership with Russia and has refused to participate in the war, such joint exercises are causing concern in the international community.
“We also remain committed to maintaining a constructive dialogue with China wherever possible and welcome opportunities to work together on common challenges,” Blinken said.
The US Secretary of State reiterated that while NATO continues to focus on maintaining unified support for Ukraine, members also want to strengthen the alliance’s resilience by addressing new challenges, including those posed by China.
“It is recognized that there is a lot of what Europeans call systemic rivalry between China and many of our countries. But it is also recognized that where possible, we should find ways to cooperate on really important issues,” Blinken said.
This was reported today, November 30, by RBC-Ukraine South Korea takes off from fighter jetswhen two Chinese and six Russian military aircraft entered its air defense zone.
At the same time, Japan’s Defense Ministry said the country’s Air Self-Defense Force also took off by fighter jets after Chinese bombers flew from the East China Sea to the Sea of Japan, where they were joined by two drones. Russians.
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