Chinese jets have endangered a Canadian military plane operating in Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday, adding that she would raise the issue with her Chinese counterpart.
Joly was reacting to reports by the Canadian Armed Forces, who said Wednesday that on several occasions the People’s Liberation Army Air Force failed to meet international aviation safety standards by flying dangerously close to the Canadian aircraft.
“I am extremely concerned that there have been incidents in this region of the world,” Joly told a news conference at the Citadelle in Quebec City, where she met with her counterparts from the Baltic region. She said “it is certain” she will raise the issue with Chinese officials….