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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 13 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


OTTAWA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The interception of a Canadian military plane by Chinese fighter jets over international waters on Monday was unacceptable, dangerous and reckless, said Defence Minister Bill Blair.

He spoke after Canada's Global News said a Chinese jet had come within five meters (16 feet) of a Canadian surveillance plane taking part in an U.N. operation to enforce sanctions against North Korea.

Blair said that while the Chinese air force regularly interacted with planes on U.N. missions, the incident on Monday had put the Canadian aircraft at significant risk.

In June 2022, Canada's military accused Chinese warplanes of harassing its patrol aircraft as they monitored North Korea sanction evasions, sometimes forcing Canadian planes to divert from their flight paths.

In May, the Pentagon said a Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver near a U.S. military plane over the South China Sea in international airspace.

The encounter followed what Washington calls a recent trend of increasingly dangerous behavior by Chinese military aircraft.


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[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The Chinese culture values strength over weakness or rather, winning at all costs. They will push everyone until they get pushed back. Any attempts at compromise is viewed as a weakness. Once the West understands this, only then China can be brought to heel.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

If you want to see what legions of paid trolls and bots can do, go to the global news video about this on YouTube and look at the comments. Absolutely packed with the same BS talking point.