Justin Trudeau has denounced Beijing’s “irresponsible and provocative” actions following a recent meeting on international airspace over Asia.
The incident, in which Canadian planes deployed in Japan met, and in some cases had to avoid colliding with Chinese planes, has once again raised tensions between Beijing and Ottawa, as has the crisis over the arrest in Beijing. Canada in 2018 Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou began to decline.
“China’s actions are irresponsible and provocative in this case, and we will continue to record firmly that they are putting people at risk,” the Canadian leader told reporters.
Last week, Ottawa accused the Chinese air force of unprofessional and risky behavior during the incidents.
Canadian planes were deployed to Japan as part of a multinational effort to enforce UN sanctions against North Korea, which has faced international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program.
In some cases, the Canadian crew had to quickly change their flight path to “avoid a possible collision with the interceptor plane,” the Canadian military said in a statement last week.
And at times, Chinese planes tried to divert Canadian planes from their flight path and flew so close that the crew was “very clearly visible,” the statement said.
Trudeau said China’s actions “did not respect UN decisions to enforce UN sanctions on North Korea.”
China-Canada relations have deteriorated long after Meng’s arrest at the request of the United States, and the subsequent arrest of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, both Canadian citizens, for China. .
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On Sunday, Australia also accused China of endangering one of its military planes over the South China Sea on May 26.
Beijing warned Australia on Monday to “act prudently” or face “serious consequences” after the indictment.