Foreign Affairs Minister Concerned by Close Calls Between Chinese, Canadian Aircraft

Foreign Affairs Minister Concerned by Close Calls Between Chinese, Canadian Aircraft
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks at a news conference after a meeting with her counterparts from the Baltic region on June 2, 2022, in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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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.