BEIJING: China called for more coordination in the fight against terrorism after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, one of the most serious clashes between a Nato member country and Russia for half a century.
Moscow’s decision to launch separate air strikes in Syria means Russian and Nato planes have been flying combat missions in the same air space for the first time since World War Two, targeting various insurgent groups close to the Turkish border.
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