Joint Strategic Air Patrol by Russia and China Aims at No External Target: Official
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Beijing, Dec 1 (NationPress) A Chinese defense official stated that the collaborative strategic air patrol between China and Russia was executed as part of their annual military cooperation framework, explicitly noting it does not aim at any external entities and is unrelated to current international or regional dynamics.
Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, mentioned that on November 29 and 30, the air forces of China and Russia carried out a joint strategic air patrol over the Sea of Japan and the western section of the Pacific Ocean, as reported by Xinhua.
The strategic patrol conducted collaboratively by the two nations' air forces significantly tested and improved their joint training and operational capabilities, according to Zhang.
