Russia and China test regional fault lines with island flyover

South Korea fires hundreds of rounds, Japan scrambles jets in dangerous sequence

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.

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