A Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control training aircraft flew into South Korean airspace on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s defence ministry, as part of a joint air patrol with China. Photo: AP

US backing for South Korea and Japan as China, Russia ‘seek to rebalance military might in Asia-Pacific’

Joint air patrol tests US commitment to key regional allies Japan and South Korea
Pentagon supports Tokyo and Seoul in effort to maintain strength of alliance

Topic | Russia

Lee Jeong-ho and Zhenhua Lu

Published: 9:30pm, 24 Jul, 2019

Updated: 11:06pm, 10 Dec, 2019

A Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control training aircraft flew into South Korean airspace on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s defence ministry, as part of a joint air patrol with China. Photo: AP

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Lee Jeong-ho

Lee Jeong-ho reports on China's diplomacy for the Post. He also covers East Asian security and defence stories. Before joining the Post he was with the South Korean Air Force and News1 Korea. He has a bachelor's degree in media and communications and Chinese studies from Sydney University and a master's of international studies in Chinese area studies from Seoul National University.

Zhenhua Lu

Zhenhua Lu joined the Post in 2017 as US correspondent covering US-China relations on diplomacy, security and trade. After six years' working overseas in Brussels and Washington DC, he is now based in Hong Kong and writes about China foreign policy. He has master's in international journalism.