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Seoul\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Russian, Chinese planes entered its air defence zone during the joint exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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South Korea and Japan separately scrambled fighter jets after Russian and Chinese military aircraft conducted a joint air patrol near both countries.<\/p>\n

Seven Russian and two Chinese aircraft entered South Korea\u2019s Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) at approximately 10am local time (01:00 GMT) on Tuesday, according to the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul.<\/p>\n

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The planes, which included fighter jets and bombers, were spotted before they entered the KADIZ \u2013 which is not territorial airspace but where planes are expected to identify themselves \u2013 and South Korea deployed \u201cfighter jets to take tactical measures in preparation for any contingencies\u201d, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The Russian and Chinese planes flew in and out of the South Korean air defence zone for an hour before leaving, the military said, according to South Korea\u2019s official Yonhap news agency.<\/p>\n

Japan separately deployed military aircraft to \u201cstrictly implement\u201d air defence measures \u201cagainst potential airspace violations\u201d, following the reported joint patrol of Russia and China, Japanese Minister of Defence Shinjiro Koizumi said.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on social media late on Tuesday, Koizumi said two Russian \u201cnuclear-capable Tu-95 bombers\u201d flew from the Sea of Japan to the Tsushima Strait, and met with two Chinese jets \u201ccapable of carrying long-range missiles\u201d.<\/p>\n

At least eight other Chinese J-16 fighter jets and a Russian A-50 aircraft also accompanied the bombers as they conducted a joint flight \u201caround\u201d Japan, travelling between Okinawa\u2019s main island and Miyako Island, Koizumi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe repeated joint flights of bombers by both countries signify an expansion and intensification of activities around our country, while clearly intending to demonstrate force against our nation, posing a serious concern for our national security,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Koizumi\u2019s statement comes just days after he accused Chinese fighter jets on Sunday of directing their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft in two separate incidents over international waters near Okinawa.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Japan\u2019s Ministry of Defence said that it had monitored the movements of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and accompanying support vessels near Okinawa since Friday, adding that dozens of takeoffs and landings from Chinese aircraft on the carrier were monitored.<\/p>\n

Japan said it was the \u201cfirst time\u201d that fighter jet operations on a Chinese aircraft carrier had been confirmed in waters between Okinawa\u2019s main island and Minami-Daitojima island to the southeast.<\/p>\n

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China\u2019s Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday that it had organised the joint air drills with Russia\u2019s military according to \u201cannual cooperation plans\u201d.<\/p>\n

The air drills took place above the East China Sea and western Pacific Ocean, the ministry said, calling the exercises the \u201c10th joint strategic air patrol\u201d with Russia.<\/p>\n

Moscow also confirmed the joint exercise with Beijing, saying that it had lasted eight hours and that some foreign fighter jets followed the Russian and Chinese aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt certain stages of the route, the strategic bombers were followed by fighter jets from foreign states,\u201d the Russian Defence Ministry said.<\/p>\n

Since 2019, China and Russia have regularly flown military aircraft near South Korean and Japanese airspace without prior notice, citing joint military exercises.<\/p>\n

In November 2024, Seoul scrambled jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone. In 2022, Japan also deployed jets after warplanes from Russia and China neared its airspace.<\/p>\n

China and Russia have expanded military and defence ties since Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago. Both countries are also allies of North Korea, which is seen as an adversary in both South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n