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What happened in security reports before 26 December 2020?
Summary
A look back at two security developments reported in the days before 26 December 2020, in East Asia and in Central Africa.
What had the security news been in the days leading up to 26 December 2020? Two reports stood out, one from East Asia and one from Central Africa.
Aircraft over the Korean Peninsula
On 22 December 2020, South Korea said it had scrambled fighter jets after four Chinese and fifteen Russian military aircraft entered its air defence identification zone. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said China had notified it in advance of a joint military exercise between China and Russia.
Troops sent to the Central African Republic
On 21 December 2020, Rwanda deployed what it called a "protection force" to the Central African Republic after its peacekeepers were attacked by rebel forces advancing on the capital, Bangui. The Rwandan and Central African Republic governments accused former President François Bozizé of backing the rebels and plotting a coup, which he denied. Russia also sent troops and heavy weaponry to support the government.
Both reports involved Russian military activity abroad, in very different theatres, in the days before 26 December 2020.
