Canada alarmed as Chinese fighter pilots ‘buzz’ Canadian planes over international waters – National
Government officials in Canada are increasingly concerned about dangerous escalations in attacks. Chinese A fighter pilot over the Asia Pacific region.
Multiple sources of Canadian Army The federal government has told Global News that Chinese jets are “making a noise” repeatedly on Canadian intelligence, which is part of the UN’s mission over the high seas.
According to sources, these jets often fly close to 20-100 feet from Canadian planes, close enough to see Canadian pilots make eye contact with Chinese pilots and sometimes raise their middle fingers. I have. Sources spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information.
Charles Burton, Senior Researcher at the McDonald’s Laurier Institute in Ottawa, said:
“You overdo it and eventually it won’t work.”
Canada’s CP-140 Aurora aircraft is currently participating in a neon operation as part of the United Nations’ efforts to prevent North Korea from developing weapons of mass destruction.
According to sources, Global News has seen about 60 interceptions of these types by Chinese fighters since Christmas, of which more than 20 are considered dangerous.
According to sources, the Canadian government has sent several diplomatic reprimands to Beijing for the incident, calling the actions of Chinese pilots “safe and unprofessional.” China is not believed to have responded to these reprimands that did not prevent the case from continuing.
Burton says he is worried not only about the possibility of mid-air collisions as a result of the actions of Chinese pilots, but also about the risks of international incidents between Canada and China.
“I’m completely confused as to why China could risk extreme international affairs and extreme tensions if a Chinese aircraft were to lose the lives of Canadians. “He said.
“And the fact that the Chinese government has not responded to Canada’s concerns and is not trying to reign over this kind of adventurism is also very concerned.”
Tensions between Canada and China have not yet recovered from Canada’s detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for nearly three years on charges of U.S. fraud, after which Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were imprisoned in China. .. All three were released in September last year after Meng signed a contract with a US prosecutor.
Canada further angered Beijing last month by banning Huawei and Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE from providing equipment to the growing 5G network.
Billy Flynn, a former Royal Canadian Air Force squadron commander and former F-35 fighter test pilot, said the Canadian-flying Aurora (which he called a “big, slow-moving plane”) was a fighter. Jet planes are flying very close, saying it will be difficult to get away from.
“It would be scary for (Aurora pilots) to take all sorts of workarounds, because they could stumble Chinese fighter pilots and do more irresponsible and dangerous things,” he said. I told Global News.
“The best thing they can do is fly with them and hope the Chinese fighter pilots disappear.”
Flynn added that the eddy caused by the fighters would further increase the risk of losing control of the Aurora pilot.
All of these factors will cause Aurora to fall into the “mercy” of the skills of nearby fighter pilots, he says.
“It’s so aggressive, and many of its’hot doggings’ suggest that (Chinese pilots) are probably not very skilled and not so good, so the Aurora crew is even more at risk. Will be done, “he said.
Before each mission, one source told Global News that the pilot and his commander would discuss potential risks and whether to continue the flight. Current concerns are that “noisy” tactics by Chinese fighter pilots will stay here, increasing the risk level of future flights, sources said.
China has increased its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region over the past two years, especially around Taiwan, where Beijing claims to be its territory. It confirmed that it had recently conducted a “preparatory patrol” of sea and air combat on Wednesday, strengthening training and maneuvers on the island.
The Chinese government also continues to support North Korea economically and financially, despite a series of new rocket launches this year, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that have been criticized by Asian neighbors and western nations. ing.
Last month, China and Russia rejected new US-backed sanctions at the UN Security Council in response to North Korea’s weapons tests.
— Using Marc-André Costette files
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