Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said.
The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, said.
China and Russia confirmed Thursday that they had conducted a joint air patrol over the Bering Sea, which divides Russia and Alaska.
Russian fighter jets and strategic bombers were joined by Chinese strategic bombers in the exercises, which lasted more than five hours, the ministry said.
A photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry showed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet escorting a Chinese bomber.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Zhang Xiaogang, Zhang
Organizations:
Sputnik, of, North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, Russian Defense Ministry, China's Defense Ministry, North American U.S . Air Defense, Japan's Defense Ministry, Coast Guard
Locations:
Russian, Tiananmen, Beijing, Alaska, U.S, Canadian, China, Russia, Bering, North America, Pacific, Chukchi, Bering Strait, Japan, Korea