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Russia and China moving closer to 'military alliance' as tensions with US escalate
military alliance between Russia and China – is coming close to reality.In a video conference on Tuesday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe agreed a series of joint exercises and patrols across the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan.The Chinese and Russian navies have already sent a joint flotilla of 10 warships through the Japan’s narrow Tsugaru Strait.With the South China Sea a potential flashpoint for a conflict between China and America, the presence of Russian warships in the region places additional pressure on US Navy forces.Minister Shoigu said that US bomber patrols near Russia’s airspace had undergone a “significant intensification” in recent months.“Over the past month,” he
