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 by Staff Writers Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2019
Two Canadian naval vessels were "buzzed" by Chinese fighter jets when they sailed through the East China Sea this week, the Canadian military said Thursday. A Canadian navy helicopter was also targeted by a laser detected from a nearby fishing boat, it said in a statement. There were no injuries nor damage, but the revelations come amid heightened tensions between the two nations over Canada's arrest of a senior telecoms executive last December and China's detention of two Canadian nationals in apparent retaliation. Canada's defense ministry said the frigate HMCS Regina and support vessel Asterix were in "international waters in the East China Sea" when two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets "passed the ship at a range of approximately 300 meters (985 feet) and an altitude of approximately 100 feet." The so-called "buzzing" happened on Monday at around 3:30 pm local time, it said. The ships had been shadowed by several Chinese vessels and aircraft as they transited through the maritime region. Ottawa described the interactions as "professional and cordial," adding that the Chinese fly-past was "not hazardous, nor unexpected" given the naval operation's proximity to China. Both ships had just come from a visit to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay and were headed to Northeast Asia to join a multinational effort to prevent smuggling in evasion of UN sanctions against North Korea. Relations between China and Canada deteriorated since December when police in Vancouver detained Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US arrest warrant. Days later China arrested two Canadians -- former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor -- in what is widely seen as a tit-for-tat move. Leaders of the two nations, both in Japan for G20 talks this week, have not spoken since.
Xi agrees 'in principle' to Japan state visit next year Relations between Asia's two biggest economies have warmed in recent years after suffering in 2012 when Tokyo "nationalised" disputed islands claimed by Beijing. Abe visited Beijing last year -- the first official visit by a Japanese prime minister since 2011. Abe extended the spring invitation to Xi during a meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on Thursday. "I want to enhance Japan-China relations to the next height by welcoming President Xi Jinping to Japan during cherry blossom next year," Abe said. Xi agreed "in principle" to the invitation, according to China's official Xinhua news agency. The last Chinese president to make a state visit to Japan was Hu Jintao in 2008. Before that, Jiang Zemin visited in 1998. Xi and Abe agreed to a "10-point consensus" to promote "the healthy development of bilateral relations", Xinhua said, citing a senior Chinese diplomat. The world's second- and third-largest economies have a fraught relationship, complicated by longstanding maritime disputes and Japan's wartime legacy. The thaw has accelerated in recent months as both countries face trade battles with US President Donald Trump.
Huawei exec asks Canada to quash US extradition request Ottawa (AFP) June 24, 2019 Lawyers for a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei asked Canada's justice minister on Monday to quash extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou and for her to be released. The court proceedings are scheduled to start on January 20. Meng is currently out on bail. The United States wants to put Meng on trial for fraud for allegedly violating Iran sanctions and lying about it to US banks - accusations that her lawyers dispute. A copy of the letter to Justice Minister David Lametti ... read more
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