Canadian troops reported an incident similar to the Australian encounter, stating that a Chinese jet made a noise on the CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raises concerns with his government He said he had contacted Beijing for what he described as a "dangerous operation" between a Chinese fighter and an Australian watchman over the South China Sea.
According to the Australian Department of Defense, Royal Australian Air Force P-8 aircraft are regularly intercepted by Chinese J-16 fighters on May 26 in the region. I was doing a lot of maritime surveillance activities. Defense Minister Richard Mars cut in front of an Australian plane and released a "bundle of fir shells containing small pieces of aluminum" on Sunday after a Chinese jet flew "very close" to a P-8 aircraft. Said.
At a press conference in Perth on Sunday, Albaniji said Australia was concerned about the incident. He claimed that the incident was a safety threat to the aircraft and its crew. Australian leaders said his government reached out to China "through the right path."
"The Pentagon has been conducting maritime surveillance activities in the region for decades, and in accordance with international law, the right to navigation and freedom over the high seas. I'm exercising and airspace, "Albanige said.
Malcolm Davis, senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said Beijing could test the new Australian Prime Minister, who swore on May 23.
Davis said the stand-off between RAAF P-8 and J-16 aircraft is especially dangerous, adding chaff release to the engine of an Australian plane causes a crash, There was a possibility of killing the crew.
"This was taking it to the next level. This was an attempt to compromise the safety of the aircraft. Launch missiles, launch aircraft cannons, shoot down aircraft. This was a hostile act on the Chinese side, except for trying, "he said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian held a regular press conference in Beijing on Monday, with national troops always following international law and operating in a "safe" way. He said he was doing it. "In the name of freedom of navigation, we are not allowed to violate China's sovereignty and security and undermine the peace and stability of the South China Sea," he added.
In recent years, the Chinese government has expanded its control of the South China Sea, and despite overlapping claims from neighboring countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam, the Chinese government is part of the South China Sea. Insist. Since 2015, Beijing has built and militarized many artificial islands to solidify its claim.
Last week, Canadian troops reported an incident similar to their encounter with Australia, a Chinese jet. Has repeatedly made noise on surveillance planes flying in the area to impose sanctions on North Korea.
The Canadian Army said that Chinese military aircraft "do not comply with international aviation safety standards" and their interactions are "not experts" and "endanger the safety of Canadian Air Force personnel." Exposing. "
China's Foreign Ministry "dangerous provocation" to Canada on Monday after Canadian troops accused China of harassing patrol aircraft monitoring North Korean sanctions last week. Warned about the potential "significant consequences" of.
"The UN Security Council has never allowed any country to carry out military surveillance in the seas and airspace of other countries in the name of imposing sanctions," a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Zhao Lijian said in a media briefing.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that Canada had an "important mission" in the North Pacific to ensure that sanctions against North Korea were properly implemented. He said he was an active member.
Defense Ministry spokesman Janice Wu said the Chinese military had taken reasonable steps to deal with Canada's actions and made a "solemn representative" through diplomatic channels.
In a statement, China's Ministry of Defense stepped up reconnaissance and "provocation" against China "under the excuse" that Canadian military jets would implement UN Security Council resolutions, China's national security. Said that he was in danger.
Obvious attacks by Chinese military aircraft in the region are of concern that anti-Beijing coalitions are being built among Western nations, especially in response to China's invasion of Ukraine, which has not yet been carried out by China. It may be a reaction to the rise. Was accused.
US President Joe Biden launched a radical economic initiative last month designed to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific, Australia-UK-US. Defense Pact is known as Oaks. In September. Amid growing concerns about China's dominance, new activities are taking place in the other two major democratic groups, the Five Eyes and Quad.
Relations between the Chinese government and Australia have deteriorated in recent years, significantly after Morrison called for an international investigation into the origin of Covid-19 in April 2020. During this week's visit to Papua New Guinea, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that resetting relations between China and Australia required "concrete action" and "no autopilot."
With additional reports from Reuters
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