China takes dispute with Canada to the seas

The Chinese buzzing is the first move of its kind against a Canadian ship.

HMCS Regina and NRU Asterix conduct a replenishment at sea with a vessel from the Japanese maritime self defence force during Operation Projection in the South China Sea on June 14, 2019Department of National Defence photo by Corporal Stuart Evans

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

June 28, 2019

On Monday, June 24, at approximately 3:30 p.m. local time, two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets buzzed the HMCS Regina in the East China Sea, as first reported by Matthew Fisher, a senior fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Insti...

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