China, Russia bombers approached Senkakus in July

Four Chinese and Russian bombers approached the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in July, prompting Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighters to scramble, a Japanese Defense Ministry official said Saturday.But the bombers did not violate Japanese airspace while flying in formation near the Japanese-administered islands on July 23, the official said. It is unusual for China and Russia to jointly fly military planes near the islets, claimed by China as Diaoyu and Taiwan as Tiaoyutai.The bombers approached the Senkakus the same day as a South Korean fighter fired warning shots at a Russian…READ FULL ARTICLE