A Canadian military aircraft was intercepted yesterday, Monday, over the Yellow Sea by Chinese fighters that carried out "unusual, aggressive, and dangerous" maneuvers according to the Canadian Armed Forces.

Reporter for Radio Canada in Asia, Philippe LeBlanc, who was aboard the Canadian aircraft, a long-range patrol plane of the model "CP-140 Aurora," stated that one of the Chinese fighters was "so close that it seemed as if its wings would touch the wings of the Canadian plane," with the wings of both aircraft being "less than 10 meters apart in the air."

The Chinese fighter was clearly equipped with air-to-air missiles, and its pilots were focusing their attention on the Canadians.

"We also saw these Chinese fighter jets firing warning shots," said Philippe LeBlanc, "We saw the trails of yellow smoke coming from these missiles." The journalist took out his phone and began to record this unusual scene.

Also aboard the Canadian aircraft was Major General Ian Huddleston, commander of the 1st Air Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He stated that the maneuvers conducted by the Chinese fighters were "unusual." He described this operation as "aggressive" and "dangerous."

The Canadian aircraft was conducting a routine mission in the Yellow Sea as part of Canada's participation in enforcing the trade ban imposed by the United Nations on North Korea.

In the House of Commons in Ottawa, National Defense Minister Bill Blair condemned this interference by the Chinese armed forces, stating that the maneuvers of the Chinese fighters were "not professional or safe," and therefore "unacceptable."

This posed a "significant danger" to the Canadian aircraft and the mission it was undertaking.

Blair also expressed his concern about the matter, saying that the Canadian government would express its displeasure through diplomatic channels.