Crews of Su-30SM fighters prepare for the Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise in China. (Russian Defence Ministry) 
Russian forces conduct joint flight training with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force. (Russian Defence Ministry) 
Chinese military helicopter gunships fire rockets during joint war games held by Russia and China in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwestern China on Aug. 13, 2021. (Savitskiy Vadim/Russian Defence Ministry via AP) 
Russian forces conduct joint flight training with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force. (Russian Defence Ministry) 
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hailed joint war games with China as a sign of increasingly close ties and vowed to further expand military cooperation between the two countries. (Savitskiy Vadim/Russian Defence Ministry via AP) 
Crews of Su-30SM fighters prepare for the Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise in China. (Russian Defence Ministry) 
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe watch a joint military exercise Aug. 13, 2021. (Savitskiy Vadim/Russian Defence Ministry via AP) 
Chinese military helicopter gunships fly during joint war games held by Russia and China. (Savitskiy Vadim/Russian Defence Ministry via AP)
