4 Chinese, Russian bombers jointly fly above waters near Japan

Four Chinese and Russian bombers on Wednesday jointly flew above waters near Japan, the Japanese Defense Ministry said, with its Air Self-Defense Force scrambling fighter jets in response, as Beijing and Moscow continue to deepen military cooperation in the Far East.The ministry said two Chinese H-6s and two Russian Tu-95s conducted a "long-distance joint flight from the Sea of Japan to the East China Sea through the Pacific" in the afternoon. Two Chinese aircraft, believed to be J-16 fighter jets, and two other suspected Chinese fighters later joined them.Viewing the flights as acts of cle…READ FULL ARTICLE