“The CAF are totally conscious of current efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations.”

Ottawa:

Canada is conscious of current air and maritime surveillance makes an attempt by China and has thwarted such efforts since final 12 months, the Canadian protection ministry mentioned right this moment, after a newspaper reported Chinese language floating units had been discovered within the Arctic in autumn.

The invention of a suspected Chinese language spy balloon, which flew over the US and Canada earlier than being shot down earlier this month, has hit already strained relations between Beijing and the West, and has intensified discourse about North American safety.

The Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) noticed Chinese language monitoring buoys within the Arctic final 12 months as a part of an effort to offer early detection of threats to Canada’s safety.

A spokesperson for Canada’s protection ministry declined to offer particulars however mentioned authorities had been conscious of Chinese language surveillance makes an attempt utilizing twin function applied sciences, which might have each business and army purposes.

“The CAF are totally conscious of current efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and maritime approaches,” the spokesperson mentioned, including the forces had stopped makes an attempt to surveil Canadian territory since 2022.

The Chinese language embassy in Ottawa didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark.

Over the weekend, China’s prime diplomat Wang Yi mentioned the U.S. dealing with of the balloon incident had been “unimaginable” and “hysterical,” an “absurd” act that had violated worldwide norms.

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