{"id":58490,"date":"2021-11-19T11:19:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/19\/russian-chinese-warplanes-enter-south-korean-air-buffer-zone-seoul\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:51:26","slug":"russian-chinese-warplanes-enter-south-korean-air-buffer-zone-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/11\/19\/russian-chinese-warplanes-enter-south-korean-air-buffer-zone-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian, Chinese warplanes enter South Korean air buffer zone: Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 South Korea said Friday it scrambled fighter jets to respond to a group of Russian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/11\/01\/pentagon-rattled-by-chinese-military-push-on-multiple-fronts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese warplanes<\/a> that entered its air buffer zone unannounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft in the country\u2019s air defense identification zone off its eastern coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anticipating the moves, South Korea had already sent fighter jets and other aircraft to the area to prevent accidental clashes, but the Russian and Chinese planes left without breaching South Korea\u2019s territorial airspace, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/10\/13\/combined-russian-and-chinese-military-power-will-approach-but-not-exceed-us-report\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21225451333159.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Combined Russian and Chinese military power will approach, but not exceed US: report<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">On its current trajectory, U.S. planners should expect greater military cooperation on a global level between Beijing and Moscow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China later told South Korea through a military communication channel that the flights were part of its routine military exercises with Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(We) assess the current situation as a joint exercise between China and Russia and additional analysis is needed,\u201d the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air defense identification zones usually expand beyond the country\u2019s territory to allow more time to respond to potentially hostile aircraft. 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