International relationsRussia and China test regional fault lines with island flyover
South Korea fires hundreds of rounds, Japan scrambles jets in dangerous sequence
A Russian A-50 military plane flies near islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea on July 23. © Japanese Defense Ministry via Reuters
YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
SEOUL -- South Korean aircraft fired hundreds of warning shots Tuesday after a Russian plane flew over an island chain in the Sea of Japan, a move a top South Korean official called an attempt by Moscow and Beijing to take advantage of fraught dynamics in the region.