War planes

Canadian military authorities have accused Chinese warplanes of harassing its pilots during United Nations sanctions patrols along the border with North Korea which was set up to monitor evasions.

Canadian Armed Forces claimed in a statement yesterday that the Chinese planes have at times flown so close they forced Canadian pilots to quickly change course to ‘avoid a potential collision with the intercepting aircraft’.

‘In these interactions, PLAAF [People’s Liberation Army Air Force] aircraft did not adhere to international air safety norms,” the statement said. “These interactions are unprofessional and/or put the …