Beijing: Chinese, Russian Fighter Aircraft Did Not Enter S. Korean Air Space - FARS

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing that Chinese and Russian fighter aircraft conducted planned training, RT reported.

“During this training, Chinese and Russian warplanes strictly abided by international law and did not enter the air space of South Korea,” Zhao said.

Seoul said on Tuesday that four Chinese military aircraft and 15 Russian planes entered its air defense identification zone during their combined training. However, none breached South Korea’s territorial airspace, according to South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff.

The air defense identification zone covers both South Korean airspace and partially the area referred to as international airspace to identify civil aircraft, though the concept of such zones is not sealed in international law.