Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Chinese and Russian bombers jointly flew around Japan twice Saturday, Japan's Defense Ministry has said. It was the first time since last December that bombers from China and Russia were confirmed to have conducted joint flights around Japan.

China and Russia have carried out their 11th joint strategic air patrol just days after Taiwan wrapped up five days of combat readiness drills. Chinese H-6K bombers and Russian…

Tokyo says it had tracked two separate flights involving H-6 and Tu-95 bombers, some of which passed over the western Pacific.