Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Russian and Chinese bombers flew together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, in a new show of expanding military cooperation that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday raises concerns. On Chinese state media, the maneuver was called “a great leap forward in the Chinese Air Force’s actual combat training capabilities,” according to Wang Mingzhi, Chinese military expert interviewed on state broadcaster CCTV. Another photo posted online by the military channel of China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed Russian and Chinese long-winged bombers flying in parallel formation against mostly blue skies. A fleet of Russian and Chinese warplanes including Tu-95s and H-6s was seen flying together last December over the waters between Japan and Korea, Japan’s Defense Ministry said.

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Russia, China conduct joint navy patrol in the Pacific
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia, China conduct joint navy patrol in the Pacific

The Hindu  

Russian and Chinese navy ships have carried out a joint patrol in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian military said on Tuesday. The patrol came after the two countries held joint military drills, as the allies deepen ties that have seen NATO dub Beijing an "enabler" of Moscow's war in Ukraine. In early September, China said that the …

Chinese and Russian coast guard ships sail through the Bering Sea together, US says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese and Russian coast guard ships sail through the Bering Sea together, US says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it spotted two Russian ships and two Chinese vessels passing through the Bering Sea in formation on Saturday, in a sign of the growing cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic. The Chinese and Russian coast guard ships were spotted about five miles inside the Russian exclusive economic zone in …

Joint bomber patrols off Alaska raise concerns about Chinese-Russian military cooperation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Joint bomber patrols off Alaska raise concerns about Chinese-Russian military cooperation

LA Times  

An image from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday shows a Chinese H-6K long-range bomber, upper left, escorted by a Russian Su-30 fighter during a joint air patrol. On Chinese state media, the maneuver was called “a great leap forward in the Chinese Air Force’s actual combat training capabilities,” according to Wang Mingzhi, Chinese military expert …

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — Russian and Chinese bombers flew together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, in a new show of expanding military cooperation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday raises concerns. Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation The flights Wednesday were not seen as a threat, and …

Russian and Chinese Navy Ships Jointly Patrol Pacific Ocean
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian and Chinese Navy Ships Jointly Patrol Pacific Ocean

News 18  

Russian and Chinese warships are conducting joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean involving rescue training and drills for countering air strikes, Moscow’s defence ministry said Friday. The drills also included practising the “replenishment of fuel reserves by ships and the transfer of cargo on the go”, the defence ministry said, adding that the joint detachment of ships had covered …

Defense ministry defends China-Russia joint patrol
1 year, 4 months ago

Defense ministry defends China-Russia joint patrol

China Daily  

The Ministry of National Defense spokesman Wu Qian. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to allegations from the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office and United States Representative Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Japan's defense authority said Chinese and Russian naval vessels entered the Sea of …

Russia and China hold joint naval drills
2 years ago

Russia and China hold joint naval drills

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian and Chinese warships on Thursday practiced joint action in the East China Sea, continuing a series of drills that reflect a growing defense cooperation between the two countries. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Varyag missile cruiser, the Marshal Shaposhnikov destroyer and two corvettes of Russia’s Pacific Fleet were taking part in the drills that began on …

China-Russia navy drills to 'further deepen' partnership
2 years ago

China-Russia navy drills to 'further deepen' partnership

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China says Chinese-Russian naval drills …

China, Russia hold joint naval exercises to ‘deepen’ partnership
2 years ago

China, Russia hold joint naval exercises to ‘deepen’ partnership

Al Jazeera  

China and Russia have increased military exercises in an alignment of foreign policies and in opposition to the West. Joint exercises between the Chinese and Russian navy in the East China Sea that begin this week will “further deepen” cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, China has announced. The Russian defence ministry said on Monday that ships involved in the joint …

Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific
2 years ago

Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Wednesday flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Tu-95 bombers of the Russian air force and the Chinese H-6K bombers flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea during …

Russia and China Carry out Joint Air Force Drills in Asia-Pacific Region
2 years ago

Russia and China Carry out Joint Air Force Drills in Asia-Pacific Region

News 18  

Russian and Chinese air forces took part in joint military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. “The Russian Air Force and the Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army of China conducted another joint air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region,” the ministry said in a statement. “For the first time in the history of …

Russia starts massive war games with China and other ally states
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia starts massive war games with China and other ally states

Al Jazeera  

The Vostok 2022 exercise will last until September 7 showing strengthening ties and defence cooperation between Russia and China. Russia has launched week-long military drills involving forces from China and other nations, an exercise that shows growing defence cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the United States. The large-scale manoeuvres The Russian defence ministry said …

Russia to launch major military drills with China and others
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia to launch major military drills with China and others

Al Jazeera  

Vostok 2022 military manoeuvres will be held September 1-7 with forces from China, Syria, India, Nicaragua, and elsewhere. Russia said it will launch sweeping military drills together with forces from China to show off increasingly close defence ties between Moscow and Beijing amid war in Ukraine. The Vostok 2022 exercise will be held September 1-7 in various locations in Russia’s …

China, Russia hold air drill near Japan
2 years, 6 months ago

China, Russia hold air drill near Japan

Hindustan Times  

China on Tuesday went on the offensive against the US’ Indo-Pacific strategy and Quad alliance, which includes India, as it launched a diplomatic salvo from Beijing and deployed bomber jets along with Russian fighter aircraft over the seas near Japan. China, Russia hold air drill near Japan The joint drill by the two nations, the first since Moscow’s invasion of …

Japan scrambles jets to meet Chinese and Russian warplanes as North Korea missile launches mark end of Quad meeting in Japan
2 years, 6 months ago

Japan scrambles jets to meet Chinese and Russian warplanes as North Korea missile launches mark end of Quad meeting in Japan

ABC  

The end of this week's Quad meeting in Japan has been marked by a joint China-Russia air force drill near Japan's airspace and a North Korean ballistic missile test. Key points: Russia and China confirm they conducted a joint patrol over the Japanese and East China seas North Korea launched up to three ballistic missiles The provocative moves came as …

China, Russia jets conducted patrol as Quad leaders met in Tokyo
2 years, 6 months ago

China, Russia jets conducted patrol as Quad leaders met in Tokyo

Al Jazeera  

Japan scrambled jets after the warplanes approached its airspace while Quad leaders were meeting in Tokyo. Russian and Chinese military planes carried out joint exercises near Japan on Tuesday while leaders of the Quad group of countries were meeting in Tokyo, the Japanese defence minister has said, calling it “provocation”. “Two Chinese bombers joined two Russian bombers in the Sea …

Russia, China sign roadmap for closer military cooperation
3 years, 1 month ago

Russia, China sign roadmap for closer military cooperation

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday signed a roadmap for closer military ties with China, pointing to increasingly frequent U.S. strategic bomber flights near both countries’ borders. During a video call, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe “expressed a shared interest in stepping up strategic military exercises and joint patrols by Russia and China,” according …

Russia, China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says
3 years, 2 months ago

Russia, China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says

CNN  

CNN — Russian and Chinese warships have conducted the first ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The objective of the joint patrol was to “demonstrate the state flags of Russia and China, maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and also protect facilities of …

Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest China
3 years, 4 months ago

Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese and Russian troops have engaged in joint exercises in northwestern China in a sign of growing military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid shared concerns over the instability in Afghanistan. “The objectives of the combat training event are to strengthen the development of Russian-Chinese relations, comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction, build up the level of military cooperation …

Chinese and Russian militaries hold drills amid uncertainty over Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Chinese and Russian militaries hold drills amid uncertainty over Afghanistan

LA Times  

A convoy of Chinese APCs rolls by during a rehearsal in August 2007 for a massive joint military exercise by the two former Cold War rivals, the first on Russia’s territory in the Chelyabinsk region in Russia’s Ural Mountains. The exercise aims to “deepen the joint anti-terrorism operations between the Chinese and Russian militaries and demonstrate the firm determination and …

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