Russian Defense Minister: US bombers operating in eastern Russia also threaten China

Original title: Russian Defense Minister: US bombers operating in eastern Russia also threaten China
(Observer News)
On November 23, Chinese State Councilor and defense minister Wei Fenghe held a video call with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
According to the Russian satellite news agency reported on November 24, Shoigu said that the strategic bombers of the US Air Force have significantly strengthened their activities over the areas close to Russia's eastern border in recent years. The US military continues to practice missile attack tactics, and their actions also pose a threat to China.

Chinese State Councilor and defense minister Wei Fenghe (left) and Russian Defense Minister Shoigu (right), pictured from the website of the Ministry of defense
"In 2020 alone, the US Air Force's strategic bombers appeared 22 times over the sea of Okhotsk, compared with only three times in 2019," Shoigu said
He pointed out that "during the activity, US strategic bombers continued to drill overseas to carry out cruise missile simulation strike missions".
"Under the above circumstances, the Russian air defense forces will find the US strategic bomber in time, continuously track and monitor it, and take measures to prevent the occurrence of border violations."
Shoigu believed that the exercise activities of the US Air Force's strategic bombers posed a threat not only to Russia but also to China. In the face of this situation, Russia China coordination is becoming a stable factor in international affairs.
It is worth noting that Shoigu also publicly accused the US strategic bombers of conducting "nuclear strike exercises" against Russia from two different directions earlier this month. These aircraft flew less than 20 kilometers from the Russian border. The Pentagon claimed that the exercise was publicly announced at that time and complied with "all national and international requirements and agreements".
Citing a briefing by the Russian Ministry of defense, the satellite news agency pointed out that the main topic of this video conference is to summarize the results of the joint sea and air patrols held by China and Russia in the Asia Pacific region this year. The briefing said that since this year, Russia China military cooperation in various fields has been deepening. The interaction between the armed forces of the two countries in the field of organizing combat training activities has made remarkable development. The defense ministers of Russia and China agreed to strengthen the interaction between the armed forces of the two countries in strategic military exercises and joint patrols.
According to observer.com, from October 14 to 17 this year, the Sino Russian "maritime joint-2021" exercise was held in the waters near Peter the Great Bay, Russia. From the end of the exercise to the 23rd, 10 ships including the Chinese Navy's Nanchang ship, the Russian Navy's "Marshal Krylov" command ship and 6 shipborne helicopters formed a joint formation to organize and implement the first joint maritime cruise.

On the 18th local time, 10 Chinese and Russian ships formed a formation and passed through the Jinqing Strait of Japan for the first time. At about 1 p.m. on the 22nd, the Chinese and Russian ship formation sailed into the East China Sea through the Dayu strait for the first time.

Trends of Chinese and Russian naval ships released by Japan on the 23rd
Then, on November 19, the Ministry of national defense of the people's Republic of China and the Ministry of national defense of the Russian Federation jointly announced that the air forces of the two countries would organize joint air strategic cruise in the Asia Pacific region. China sent two h-6k aircraft to jointly cruise with two tu-95mc aircraft from Russia. This is the third joint air strategic cruise between the Chinese and Russian armies.
On the 24th, the website of the Ministry of defense also reported the video call between the defense ministers of China and Russia.

Wei Fenghe, Chinese State Councilor and Minister of national defense, is shown on the website of the Ministry of national defense
*** This year, practical cooperation between the Chinese and Russian armed forces in various fields has been further promoted, especially in the field of joint exercises and training.
The two sides said that China and Russia are as united as a mountain and their friendship is unbreakable. They will work together to fully implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, continue to deepen the strategic cooperation between the two armies, continue to strengthen cooperation in strategic exercises, joint cruises and other fields, and continue to make new contributions to safeguarding the core interests of China and Russia and safeguarding international and regional security and stability.