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China, Russia conduct another joint flight, irks Japan

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Flags" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/06/07/20230607-china-russia-japan.jpg"/></figure></div><p>BEIJING — China and Russia carried out a joint aerial patrol over the western Pacific on Wednesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry said, a day after their bombers flew together over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.</p><p>The series of joint flights held amid increased military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow stirred worries in Tokyo, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno calling them &quot;a grave security concern&quot; as they are intended to be &quot;a clear show of force&quot; toward Japan.</p><p>On Tuesday, Japan&#x27;s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets in response to four Chinese and Russian bombers jointly flying above waters near Japan.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/06/07/23/china-russia-fly-bombers-above-waters-near-japan">Chinese, Russian bombers jointly fly above waters near Japan</a></li></ul><p>While Japan&#x27;s airspace was not violated, the Japanese Defense Ministry conveyed its grave concerns to China and Russia through diplomatic channels.</p><p>The Global Times, a tabloid affiliated with China&#x27;s ruling Communist Party, quoted Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military expert, as saying Tuesday that the China-Russia joint patrol serves as &quot;a powerful counterbalance&quot; when U.S.-led &quot;continued provocations&quot; have severely disrupted regional peace and stability.</p><p>In March, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed in their talks in Moscow to regularly hold joint military drills and patrols between their countries&#x27; navies and air forces.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GTEvWQVVyGI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

On Tuesday, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets in response to four Chinese and Russian bombers jointly flying above waters near Japan.