Trudeau Blows Up Against Xi As He Savagely Attacks Chinese ‘Provocation’ After Warplanes Crash

Canadian military chiefs accused China of using its fighter jets to harass their patrol planes as they monitored North Korea’s alleged breach of sanctions. Beijing warned Ottawa on Monday of the potential for “serious consequences” from any “risky provocation.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded that Canadian planes were participating in a UN mission.

Canada’s military accused Chinese planes last week of repeatedly failing to follow international safety standards and putting Canadian crews at risk.

In a statement, the military said the Chinese planes tried to throw a Canadian long-range patrol plane out of their way and the crew had to quickly change direction to avoid a possible collision.

Trudeau criticized China’s actions as “irresponsible and provocative”, adding that they were “putting people at risk” while not respecting UN decisions to impose sanctions on North Korea.

Last week, the Canadian leader described the harassment of Canadian fighter jets as “extremely concerning.”

Canada’s National Post reported that the plane from Canada was deployed from April 26 to May 26, joining other countries in watching fuel transfers between ships at sea that could be helping North Korea evade US sanctions. the UN for its nuclear and missile tests.

He said Chinese ships are suspected of being involved in the transfers.

Beijing Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said China’s military had taken reasonable steps to deal with Canada’s actions and made “solemn representations” through diplomatic channels.

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The ministry said in a statement that Canadian military aircraft have stepped up reconnaissance and “provocations” against China “under the guise” of implementing UN Security Council resolutions, endangering China’s national security.

Canada’s Conservative foreign affairs spokesman Michael Chong said China’s drone of a Canadian Forces aircraft over international waters was “reckless and unprofessional.”

A rise in tensions between Ottawa and Beijing comes after Canada’s decision in May to ban the use of 5G equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co. on national security grounds.

That decision was delayed by Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 on behalf of the United States and Beijing’s arrest of two Canadians on espionage charges.

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The standoff ended when the three were released in September after US prosecutors reached a plea deal with Ms. Meng.

Meanwhile, Australia’s Defense Department said on Sunday that Chinese warplanes dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May.

It alleged that a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft was spearheaded by a Chinese J-16 fighter during a “routine maritime surveillance activity” in international airspace on May 26.

The department added: “The intercept resulted in a dangerous maneuver that posed a threat to the safety of the P-8 aircraft and its crew.”

Newly elected Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Perth that his government had raised its concerns with Beijing “through the proper channels”.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said the Chinese plane flew very close to the RAAF plane, releasing a “chaff packet” made up of small pieces of aluminum that were sucked into the Australian plane’s engine.

Marles told ABC television: “Obviously this is very dangerous.”

Canberra has in the past joined Washington in asserting that Beijing’s claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea do not comply with international law.

The Defense Department said it has conducted maritime surveillance in the region for decades and “does so in accordance with international law, exercising the right to freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace.”

Relations between Australia and China, which are major trading partners, have been strained recently due to growing Chinese influence in the Pacific.

Beijing has sought a regional security agreement with the Pacific island nations.

Also in May, a Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia’s west coast to within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defense facility used by Australian, US and allied submarines.

China and Australia exchanged criticism over an incident in February in which Canberra alleged that one of its maritime patrol aircraft had detected a laser aimed from a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship.