China's Ministry of Defense, alongside Moscow's Defense Ministry, recently conducted a joint strategic air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region with Russia, involving eleven aircraft including nuclear-capable Tu-95MS missile-carrying aircraft and Hong-6K strategic bombers.This eight-hour mission, marking the tenth shared patrol between the two militaries as part of their annual cooperation plan, occurred over the Sea of Japan, East China Sea, and Pacific Ocean, with both nations affirming adherence to international law and aiming to confront security challenges.Japan's Defense Minister
Shinjiro Koizumi expressed "grave concern" over this "clear demonstration of force," deploying
Self-Defense Forces fighter jets and summoning Chinese ambassador
Wu Jing in response.