OREANDA-NEWS  The armed forces of Russia and China conducted joint patrols in the airspace of the Japanese and East China Seas. This was announced on June 6 by the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China.

Earlier, on April 11, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow is not directed against any country and does not pose a threat to anyone.

On March 30, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of China, Tan Kefei, said that the People's Liberation Army of China intends to further strengthen cooperation with the Armed Forces of Russia, including together with the Russian army to maintain regional peace and security, protect international justice and justice, and develop mutual trust in the military sphere.