TORONTO: A Canadian military aircraft on a United Nations mission was repeatedly buzzed by Chinese fighters recently, and has resulted in diplomatic protests from Ottawa to Beijing.
First reported by the outlet Global News, these incidents were confirmed by the Canadian Armed Forces on Wednesday evening. In a statement, the CAF said that “on several occasions during this most recent iteration of Operation Neon, interactions occurred between our Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft and aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)”.
Operation Neon is Canada’s contribution to a coordinated multinational effort to support the implementation of UN Security Council sanctions imposed against North Korea.
