China said July 12 it was conducting joint military drills with Russia along its southern coast, after a US-led Western defence alliance met in Washington and Japan warned of a growing threat from Beijing’s strong ties with Moscow. Beijing rejected the warnings as “irresponsible and provocative,” hours after China’s defence ministry said the two militaries...

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