A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters.
In a statement Friday, the Dutch Defense Ministry said two Chinese fighter jets circled the frigate HNLMS Tromp several times, while its marine patrol helicopter was “approached” by two Chinese warplanes and a helicopter during a patrol.
“This created a potentially unsafe situation,” the statement said.
So China acts aggressively while blaming the US, just like Russia blamed the invasion of Ukraine on the West too. It seems like I’ve heard this playbook before…
“Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself. Look what you made me do!?”
Don’t fuck with the Dutch, China. They’ll get all colonize the spice islands on your ass. (No offense to the indigenous islanders.)
I wouldn’t fuck with a people that ate their prime minister
Hey, what else are you gonna do if you’re craving some prime rib.
No wonder it descended into a mob. They ordered ribs and got livers. Sounded pretty orderly saying that.
Lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere
What a title.
Sounds in character for the Chinese navy.
The news to me is that it hadn’t happened specifically to the Dutch until now.
One of these days they’re actually going to collide with something or someone, and then we’ll have another fun international crisis point.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters.
The Tromp was operating in the East China Sea in support of a multinational coalition enforcing United Nations sanctions on North Korea, known as the Pacific Security Maritime Exchange (PSMX), according to a statement from the European Union.
Last month, Australia accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter operating from the destroyer HMAS Hobart over international waters of the Yellow Sea.
The incident was similar to an encounter in late October, when Canada said a Chinese fighter jet fired flares into the path of a Canadian military helicopter over the South China Sea.
Two weeks before the South China Sea encounter, a Royal Canadian Air Force patrol plane reported an unsafe intercept by a Chinese jet while it was supporting the UN enforcement of sanctions on North Korea.
“The US keeps creating chaos and has become the source of risks, as well as the destroyer to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region,” Jing Jianfeng, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department at China’s Central Military Commission, told reporters in Singapore.
The original article contains 686 words, the summary contains 209 words. Saved 70%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
Sure, troll.
Why is North Korea under sanctions?
EDIT: People downvoting but I’m genuinely curious which exact sanctions the Dutch are enforcing here
maybe read the article?
The Tromp was operating in the East China Sea in support of a multinational coalition enforcing United Nations sanctions on North Korea, known as the Pacific Security Maritime Exchange (PSMX), according to a statement from the European Union.
The UN Security Council has passed multiple resolutions since 2006 imposing sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear weapons program.
Former colonial powers are accused of doing colonial stuff again. Obviously China is the bad guy for attempting to prevent this violation.
Dang it, why did Britian and the US order China to harass the Dutch ship? Stupid Britian and US always causing problems, just yesterday I got a canker sore and I am pretty sure MI5 is behind it. Save us North Korea!
That’s it. No more Gouda for you.
