China has accused Canada of carrying out “malicious and provocative” actions in the South China Sea, after the Canadian Navy said Chinese fighter jets endangered a helicopter in two close intercepts above international waters.

The comments come after CNN revealed last week that a Chinese warplane fired flares in front of a Canadian military helicopter on October 29, an operation that Canadian military officers said was reckless and could have resulted in the downing of the aircraft.

The incident was the second of two “unsafe” encounters the Canadian chopper had on that day with Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy J-11 fighters, which got as close as 100 feet (30 meters) from the helicopter, Maj. Rob Millen, air officer aboard the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa, told CNN in an interview on the warship.

    • @Sunrosa
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      28 months ago

      This is fucked up! Planes crash at lower altitudes from wake turbulence from much farther away, and that’s from being behind passenger jets! Not only do they crash, but they sometimes rip planes apart where they stand! This is an act not just of warning/bullying but of blatant aggression.

    • @TokenBoomer
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      -268 months ago

      It’s the best excuse. If China was flying off the coast of South Carolina you don’t think our military would do that? GTFOH

      • Piecemakers
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        68 months ago

        Dammit, gramps. You’re standing in your own liquid shit again.

        • @TokenBoomer
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          -28 months ago

          Attack the person instead of the argument. Nice.

      • @T00l_shed
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        48 months ago

        In international waters? Sure maybe they would fly close to keep an eye, but they wouldn’t buzz helicopters or fly dangerously close to other air craft. Your brain rot is real.

        • @TokenBoomer
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          8 months ago

          Sure. I give links with evidence. You insult me. And I have brain rot?

          • @T00l_shed
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            38 months ago

            Yes you did provide evidence of China being a dick and potentially causing international issues. I don’t think that’s the point you were going for though hahahaha.

            • @TokenBoomer
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              -38 months ago

              Beijing responds by condemning Washington’s ‘frequent’ military reconnaissance activities as ‘root cause’ of maritime security issues

              From their perspective, America’s the dick. Surely that can’t be true. Hahahaha

              • @T00l_shed
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                28 months ago

                In international waters? In international air space? Around their ally Taiwan? China can get fucked they are going to cause an incident. Not saying the US isn’t a dick because duh, they are, but China is at fault here, hahahahaha.

                • @TokenBoomer
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                  -48 months ago

                  My brain rot can’t understand this logic.

                  • @T00l_shed
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                    08 months ago

                    I know it’s a shame.

          • @Sunrosa
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            18 months ago

            This is paywalled lol.

      • @Sunrosa
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        28 months ago

        The south china sea is bordered by many nations. It does not belong to china.