CONFIRMED: China, Russia flew jets near Japan airspace amid Quad; call it 'regular patrol'

Air Forces of China and Russia held 'regular joint strategic patrols' over Sea of Japan, East China Sea and West Pacific Ocean on Tuesday according to two sides’ yearly military cooperative plan, Chinese defence ministry has confirmed, validating Japan's move of scrambling its own jets due to provocation at time of Qu Summit in Tokyo.

Chinese Defence Ministry stated, "Air forces of China and Russia held regular joint strategic patrols above Sea of Japan, East China Sea and West Pacific Ocean on Tuesday according to two sides’ yearly military cooperative plan."

In dition, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sent warships simultaneously through two strategically important straits in Northwestern and Southwestern regions of Japan, reported Beijing's mouthpiece Global Times. report also claimed this comes at a time when US and Japanese leers me "provocative" remarks on China. 

It is also being learned that at least 300 aircraft sorties were carried out in 20 days, making it  longest and most sortie-intensive exercise by Chinese carrier in West Pacific. exercise was carried out to display  PLA's capabilities to deal with potential US or Japanese intervention with regards to Taiwan.

Meanwhile, earlier in day, right outside Japanese Parliament, where Qu member nations' leers were holding meetings,  civilians could be seen holding banners, flags, and posters in a bid to send out ir message to China. Some of banners re "Hong Kong Independence" "Revolution", and "Stop Uyghur Genocide". 

Japan responds to Beijing's aggression

Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi informed that in response to Beijing's alleged aggression, nation scrambled its jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes came in close proximity to its airspace on Tuesday as Tokyo hosted Qu leers. Kishi informed that move by Russia and China was a likely provocation amid ongoing summit. Earlier on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attacked China and avered that Qu countries are committed against any “unilateral change of status quo by force”, mainly in Indo-Pacific region. Following in-person meeting between Kishida, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, USA President Joe Biden and Australia's newly-elected MP Anthony Albanese, Japanese PM referred to Russia-Ukraine war to underscore importance of “free and open” Indo-Pacific, a longstanding aim of Qu leers.  

Biden warns of military intervention if China inves Taiwan

On May 23, US President Joe Biden proclaimed that Washington will “intervene militarily ” if China inved Taiwan, ding that need to protect self-ruled island is even stronger after Russia inved Ukraine. When a reporter in Tokyo asked Biden, "Very quickly, you didn't want to get involved in Ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons. Are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?" To this, United States President replied, "Yes." “We agreed with One China policy, we signed on to it, but idea that it can be taken by force is just not appropriate,” US President Biden asserted. US is bound to intervene on Chinese action on Taiwan as per a long-standing treaty, though same treaty is also void if Taiwan asserts its independence or re are any violations of status-quo, i.e. 'One China policy'.