,Japan, South Korea Scramble Jets After Russian-Chinese Bomber Flight: 'Acts Of Intimidation'

Airspace over Western Pacific waters near Japan continues to heat up at a moment of the highest tensions in decades between Beijing and Tokyo.

Tuesday saw Japan and South Korea dispatch fighter jets in response to a joint patrol by Russian and Chinese bombers over the Asia-Pacific region, the countries' militaries confirmed.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul described that seven Russian and two Chinese aircraft entered South Korea's Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) at approximately 10am local time (01:00 GMT) on Tuesday.

Russia's Defense Ministry (MoD) had confirmed its Tu-95MS strategic bombers and China’s H-9 strategic bombers conducted the eight hour flight over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the Western Pacific - but that at no time was any country's airspace violated, and that it was done according to international law.

"At certain stages of the route, the strategic missile carriers were accompanied by fighters from foreign countries, the MoD acknowledged.

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