Recently, Chinese and Russian bombers conducted their 10th joint strategic air patrol near Japan, prompting significant military responses from Japan and South Korea. The incursions led to the scrambling of fighter jets from South Korea as two Chinese and seven Russian aircraft entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) without notice. This demonstration of military cooperation between China and Russia, occurring amid strained Tokyo-Beijing relations, has sparked concerns over rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. South Korea officially protested the breaches of its air defense zone, highlighting the ongoing security challenges posed by these joint military operations.