The air forces of China and Russia held the joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region on November 19, said an announcement jointly released on Friday by the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
中华人民共和国国防部和俄罗斯联邦国防部联合宣布：11月19日，中国与俄罗斯两国空军位亚太地区组织实施联合空中战略巡航。
According to the announcement, two H-6K bombers from the Chinese side and two Tu-95MC bombers from the Russian side conducted the joint patrol in related airspace over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. During the flight, the aircrafts of the two air forces strictly abided by the relevant provisions of international law and did not enter the airspace of other countries.
中方派出2架轰-6K飞机，与俄方2架图-95MC飞机联合编队，位日本海、东海有关空域组织联合巡航。飞行期间，两国空军飞机严格遵守国际法有关规定，未进入其他国家领空。
This is the third joint aerial strategic patrol conducted by the Chinese and Russian militaries, aiming to further develop the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era, upgrade the level of strategic coordination and joint operational capabilities of the two sides, and jointly protect global strategic stability.
此系中俄两军开展的第三次联合空中战略巡航，旨在进一步发展中俄新时代全面战略协作伙伴关系，提升双方战略协作水平和联合行动能力，共同维护全球战略稳定。
The operation is part of the annual military cooperation plan between China and Russia and not targeted at any third party.
此次行动是中俄两军年度合作计划内项目，不针对第三方。
