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And in a remarkable development in the level of military and political coordination between Russians and ChineseRussian and Chinese planes conducted joint exercises to conduct patrols in the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The ministry said in a statement, that the joint exercises lasted for 13 hours over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, and involved Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and Chinese Xi’an-H6 aircraft.
Military experts believe that these maneuvers, which took place in US President Holds a summit with the leaders of the Quad Alliance, which is interpreted by China as a mobilization of allies to encircle and crowd out China in its traditional areas of influence in southern and eastern Asia and throughout the Indo-Pacific region, is a common response from Moscow and Beijing On American moves in this part of the world.
Which means, according to them, that we are facing a complex intertwining and overlapping of hot international files, especially the files of the Ukrainian crisis and the Russian-Atlantic confrontation with its impact, the Taiwan file and the Chinese confrontation with Washington and its allies in the region such as Tokyo and Seoul.
In order to understand the background of what is happening and its repercussions on the entire international scene and its balances, especially in the region of South and East Asia, military expert Muhammad Saleh Al-Harbi told the website "Sky News Arabia": "In talking about this remarkable development and understanding its premise, it is necessary to refer to what happened on February 4, during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China and his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, declaring a new era in international relations and putting an end to hegemony. The United States of America, declaring a partnership without borders between the two sides, stressing that Moscow and Beijing oppose any future expansion of NATO, and on this basis, Beijing supported Moscow’s demand that Ukraine not be included in NATO, and for its part, Russia expressed its support for the Chinese position, stressing that Taiwan is an integral part of one china".
As for the current maneuvers between China and Russia, Al-Harbi says:"It appears to represent a response to the Quad Quadruple Alliance meeting between United State AndIndia AndAustralia and Japan In Tokyo, to show the balance of deterrence, and to reject the positions expressed by US President Biden, and his statement that Washington would intervene militarily against China In the event that it attacks Taiwan, although Biden aides later tried to rectify the situation, and for this reason, these maneuvers are a clear indication of Russian support for China In the face of the United States, China nevertheless remains keen to observe the principle of balance in resolving problems and crises".
In turn, a professor at the Faculty of Orientalism at the Moscow Higher School of Economics, Rami Al-Qalyubi, says in an interview with "Sky News Arabia": "It is noteworthy that these maneuvers represent the first joint flight of Russian and Chinese strategic bombers, since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, and they cannot be read separately from Biden’s visit to Southeast Asia and his meeting with the leaders of the Quad Quad alliance countries, which China considers against it.".
These exercises, too, add the expert on Russian affairs: "A strong message confirming the strength of the Russian-Chinese partnership, despite the Western blockade imposed on Moscow, thus dispelling the fears that Russia might have had at the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, that the West would be able to lure China to the side of confronting Russia, as happened in the eighties of the last century when China boycotted the course The Olympic Games in Moscow, against the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan".
He added: "But the situation seems completely different today, for a number of considerations, as China aspires, for example, to achieve the largest GDP even in nominal terms, and for this it needs Russian energy resources to support its industrial and technological sector, and at the political level, Russia and China share a common vision of the need to establish a multipolar global system Moreover, Beijing realizes that it may be the next target for the West if Russia is defeated in the current confrontation".
In response to the Russian-Chinese maneuvers, the South Korean military said it ordered the immediate take-off of combat aircraft after at least four Chinese and four Russian warplanes entered its air defense zone on Tuesday.
In Tokyo, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that Japan launched jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes approached its airspace on Tuesday, while Tokyo hosted the leaders of the Quadruple Security Dialogue Group (Quad), which includes the United States.
This was denied by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, on Wednesday, stressing that the Russian and Chinese planes did not violate the airspace of other countries during the joint patrols.
Official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Defense Wu Qian said at a press conference: "During the patrol, the Russian and Chinese aircraft strictly adhered to the relevant rules of international law, and did not violate the airspace of other countries.".
The Chinese military official stressed that the patrol was part of the annual plan for joint exercises between the two countries and was not directed against third countries.
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And in a remarkable development in the level of military and political coordination between Russians and ChineseRussian and Chinese planes conducted joint exercises to conduct patrols in the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The ministry said in a statement, that the joint exercises lasted for 13 hours over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, and involved Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers and Chinese Xi’an-H6 aircraft.
Military experts believe that these maneuvers, which took place in US President Holds a summit with the leaders of the Quad Alliance, which is interpreted by China as a mobilization of allies to encircle and crowd out China in its traditional areas of influence in southern and eastern Asia and throughout the Indo-Pacific region, is a common response from Moscow and Beijing On American moves in this part of the world.
Which means, according to them, that we are facing a complex intertwining and overlapping of hot international files, especially the files of the Ukrainian crisis and the Russian-Atlantic confrontation with its impact, the Taiwan file and the Chinese confrontation with Washington and its allies in the region such as Tokyo and Seoul.
In order to understand the background of what is happening and its repercussions on the entire international scene and its balances, especially in the region of South and East Asia, military expert Muhammad Saleh Al-Harbi told Sky News Arabia: On February 4, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China and his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in Beijing, they declared a new era in international relations and put an end to American hegemony, declaring a borderless partnership between the two sides, stressing that Moscow and Beijing oppose any An expansion of NATO in the future, and on this basis, Beijing supported Moscow’s demand that Ukraine not be included in NATO, and for its part, Russia expressed its support for the Chinese position, stressing that Taiwan is an inseparable part of one China.
As for the current maneuvers between China and Russia, Al-Harbi says: “It seems that they represent a response to the Quad Quartet alliance meeting between United State AndIndia AndAustralia and Japan In Tokyo, to show the balance of deterrence, and to reject the positions expressed by US President Biden, and his statement that Washington would intervene militarily against China In the event that it attacks Taiwan, although Biden aides later tried to rectify the situation, and for this reason, these maneuvers are a clear indication of Russian support for China In the face of the United States, China nevertheless remains keen to observe the principle of balance in solving problems and crises.
In turn, a professor at the Faculty of Orientalism at the Moscow Higher School of Economics, Rami Al-Qalyubi, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “It is remarkable that these maneuvers represent the first joint flight of Russian and Chinese strategic bombers, since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, and they cannot be read separately from Biden’s visit to Southeast Asia and his meeting with the leaders of the Quad Quadruple Alliance, which China considers anti-Chinese.
These exercises also constitute, the expert in Russian affairs adds: “A strong message confirming the strength of the Russian-Chinese partnership, despite the Western siege imposed on Moscow, and thus dispelling the fears that Russia might have had at the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, that the West could entice China to a confrontation line. Russia, as happened in the 1980s when China boycotted the Olympics in Moscow and opposed the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan.
He added, “But the situation seems completely different today, for a number of considerations, as China aspires, for example, to achieve the largest GDP even in nominal terms, and for this it needs Russian energy resources to support its industrial and technological sector, and at the political level, Russia and China share a common vision of the need to establish a system In addition, Beijing realizes that it may be the next target for the West if Russia is defeated in the current confrontation.
In response to the Russian-Chinese maneuvers, the South Korean military said it ordered the immediate take-off of combat aircraft after at least four Chinese and four Russian warplanes entered its air defense zone on Tuesday.
In Tokyo, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that Japan launched jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes approached its airspace on Tuesday, while Tokyo hosted the leaders of the Quadruple Security Dialogue Group (Quad), which includes the United States.
This was denied by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, on Wednesday, stressing that the Russian and Chinese planes did not violate the airspace of other countries during the joint patrols.
“The Russian and Chinese aircraft strictly adhered to the relevant rules of international law during the patrol, and did not violate the airspace of other countries,” official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Defense Wu Qian said at a press conference.
The Chinese military official stressed that the patrol was part of the annual plan for joint exercises between the two countries and was not directed against third countries.