ARTYOM LUKIN. China and Russia’s sky-high strategy (East Asia Forum 29-8-19)
September 1, 2019
On 23 July 2019, Russian and Chinese warplanes — long-range nuclear-capable bombers accompanied by fighter jets and surveillance aircraft — conducted a ‘joint patrol’ over the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan. This marked the first ever joint air force operation by Russia and China beyond their borders.