#CHINESE MILITARY PRESENCE IN CANADA PORTABLE#
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China argues the P-8 was approaching the disputed Paracel Islands. The incident took place in international airspace, Canberra said. The intercept in the South China Sea was recently confirmed by Defense Minister Richard Marles of Australia, who said an Australian P-8 maritime patrol aircraft was met by a Chinese J-16 fighter, which 'cut across the nose' of the slower surveillance plane and 'released a bundle of chaff' that was ingested into its engine.

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And in the past few weeks, PLA fighters have conducted a series of dangerous intercepts of allied aircraft operating lawfully in the East China and the South China seas. 'In February, a PLA Navy ship directed a laser at an Australian P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, seriously endangering everyone on board. Possible Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Snagged by Ukraine War: Ex-NATO ChiefĪustin, who also met his Chinese counterpart while in Singapore, noted 'an alarming increase in the number of unsafe aerial intercepts and confrontations at sea by PLA aircraft and vessels,' referring to the People's Liberation Army.A report by Global News said some intercepts happened at between 20 to 100 feet-close enough to 'see them raising their middle fingers' at Canadian pilots.

#CHINESE MILITARY PRESENCE IN CANADA PORTABLE#

Her American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, also backed Ottawa's concerns in his address at Asia's premier defense forum.Ĭhina's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded to Anand's comments by accusing the Canadian military of flying 'thousands of miles to harass China at its doorstep.' The official said Canadian aircraft 'approached China's territorial airspace' to engage in 'provocations at close distance.'Įarlier this month, Canada said aircrews in slow-moving CP-140 surveillance aircraft were conducting U.N.-sanctioned operations off North Korea between April and May when they encountered Chinese fighter pilots. For example, Turkmenistan purchased a QW-2 Vanguard 2 portable surface-to-air missile, modelled on Russias 9K38 Igla 2018, from the Chinese military technology. Mid-air intercepts of Canadian aircraft by Chinese fighter jets were 'very concerning and unprofessional,' Anita Anand, Canada's defense minister, said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend. China stood by the actions of its air force pilots on Monday after Ottawa's top defense official repeated Canada's concerns about risky interceptions in the East China Sea.

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