Chinese and Russian strategic bombers flew over the Sea of Japan as President Joe Biden attended a Quad summit in Tokyo, in a joint exercise the Japanese government denounced it as “unacceptable”.
The nuclear-capable bombers conducted a joint flight on Tuesday that began over the Sea of Japan as the US president was meeting his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India, Japanese and US officials said.
Moscow said the 13-hour flight was carried out “strictly in accordance with the provisions of international law” and was not directed against third countries. But Nobuo Kishi, Japan’s defence minister, condemned the exercise as “provocative” and “unacceptable.
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