South Korea's Fighter Jets Intercept Chinese and Russian Warplanes
TL;DR
South Korea scrambled fighter jets after two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), but did not violate territorial airspace. The incident comes as China and Russia appear to be strengthening their military cooperation, raising concerns among other nations. The air defense zone, larger than South Korea's airspace, has previously seen similar incidents, with Moscow not recognizing it and Beijing asserting it is not territorial airspace.
Topics:worldinternational-relations#air-defense-zone#china#international-relations#military-cooperation#russia#south-korea
- South Korea scrambles jets over Chinese, Russian warplanes DW (English)
- S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone Al Jazeera English
- Seoul Deploys Jets as Russia, China Warplanes Near Peninsula Bloomberg
- S.Korea, Japan scramble jets as China, Russia warplanes enter Seoul's defence zone Reuters
- South Korea scrambles fighter jets to intercept six Chinese and Russian aircraft The Independent
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