"The United States sent nuclear-capable bombers, accompanied by Japanese fighter jets over the Sea of Japan in the first military show of force by the two allies since a bitter feud erupted between Japan and China last month. The drills included two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers and six Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighter jets, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff."
""This bilateral exercise reaffirms the strong will between Japan and U.S. not to tolerate unilateral changes to the status quo by force," Japan's Joint Staff said in a statement language that Japan often uses to refer to the status of Taiwan, a self-governed island that China claims as part of its territory. This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble planes to monitor them."
The United States deployed nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers with six Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighters over the Sea of Japan as a show of force amid rising regional tensions. Japan's Joint Staff framed the exercise as a reaffirmation of allied resolve against unilateral changes to the status quo, a phrase linked to Taiwan. The deployment followed joint Chinese-Russian bomber and fighter drills that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble aircraft and prompted a South Korean diplomatic protest. Japan reported recent radar-lock accusations and increased Chinese naval activity near Okinawa; China described its exercises as routine and lawful.
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