{"id":50216,"date":"2025-10-06T16:06:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/cbs-news-on-board-as-chinese-jets-intercept-canadian-air-force-plane-tracking-north-korean-ships\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:06:52","slug":"cbs-news-on-board-as-chinese-jets-intercept-canadian-air-force-plane-tracking-north-korean-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/cbs-news-on-board-as-chinese-jets-intercept-canadian-air-force-plane-tracking-north-korean-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS News on board as Chinese jets intercept Canadian air force plane tracking North Korean ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>East China Sea \u2014<\/em>\u00a0Over the deep blue waters of the East China Sea, a Canadian military aircraft surveys the vast expanse below. The CP-140 Aurora, a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force, is designed primarily to hunt enemy submarines \u2014 but this crew is on a different mission: tracking North Korean vessels engaged in illicit trade that violates United Nations sanctions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are definitely some boats that look more suspicious than others,&#8221; Captain Dominic Knerr, the pilot of the Aurora, tells CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Operating in international airspace over international waters, the mission \u2014 known as Operation NEON \u2014 takes the plane close to Chinese territory, often triggering a dramatic response by Beijing, which intercepts the Aurora on multiple occasions during its mission while a CBS News crew is onboard.<\/p>\n<p>Operation NEON is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-national-defence\/services\/operations\/military-operations\/current-operations\/operation-neon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canada&#8217;s contribution<\/a> to a coordinated multinational effort to support the implementation of U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea, as U.N. member states seek to apply pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its programs developing weapons of mass destruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NEON is an intelligence gathering mission \u2014 they take photos, video and log suspicious vessels in the East China Sea, and then share the information with the United Nations&#8217; Enforcement Coordination Cell.<\/p>\n<p>The mission is based out of Kadena Air Base in Japan \u2014 the largest U.S. Air Force base in the Asia-Pacific region \u2014 known as the &#8220;keystone of the Pacific&#8221; due to its strategic importance.<\/p>\n<p>During the mission, a Chinese supersonic fighter jet appears and approaches the Canadian air force plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unhappy with the Canadian presence, the Chinese pilot hails Aurora&#8217;s captain, who calmly responds: &#8220;I&#8217;m a Canadian aircraft operating in international airspace, carrying out the duties of all nations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/06\/0edf89ed-c7ac-4d25-9e98-e72883760d6b\/thumbnail\/620x350\/fd8ebb584b8f8bd6692a23cd1f0acb91\/chinese-fighter-jet-2.jpg#\" alt=\"chinese-fighter-jet-2.jpg \" height=\"350\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/06\/0edf89ed-c7ac-4d25-9e98-e72883760d6b\/thumbnail\/620x350\/fd8ebb584b8f8bd6692a23cd1f0acb91\/chinese-fighter-jet-2.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/06\/0edf89ed-c7ac-4d25-9e98-e72883760d6b\/thumbnail\/1240x700\/497d3722674544c770dd5aa0e4a49c0e\/chinese-fighter-jet-2.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Chinese fighter jet, flying just four wing lengths&#8217; away \u2014 less than 200 feet \u2014 comes closer than any Chinese fighter has come to the Aurora throughout its mission while CBS News is onboard \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is no verbal reply from the Chinese, but the Chinese fighter jet shadows the Aurora for another 30 minutes or so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As long as things remain professional and safe, this mission continues unabated,&#8221; Brigadier General Jeff Davis, who commands the Canadian operation, tells CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, the Chinese fighter jet disappears, but it&#8217;s only a temporary halt to the Chinese actions. A few hours later, another jet appears, this one carrying missiles. All crew members move into position to document the second intercept.<\/p>\n<p>The jet, flying just four wing lengths&#8217; away \u2014 less than 200 feet \u2014 comes closer than any Chinese fighter has come to the Aurora throughout its mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>China has been North Korea&#8217;s economic lifeline since international sanctions were imposed on Pyongyang in 2006, after its first nuclear test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the sanctions clearly have not had the desired effect. Russia and China used to be opposed to North Korea&#8217;s nuclear development, but <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-russia-north-korea-kim-jong-un-alliance-anti-trump-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">not any more<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/03\/558a3b9c-a529-41aa-982d-caffb7862519\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b0658df0fe13e4277e5550c2a66390fc\/ap25246054479608.jpg#\" alt=\"APTOPIX China Parade \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/03\/558a3b9c-a529-41aa-982d-caffb7862519\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b0658df0fe13e4277e5550c2a66390fc\/ap25246054479608.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/03\/558a3b9c-a529-41aa-982d-caffb7862519\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/2471d079c2a0e5fe547f002ecb9f9e6e\/ap25246054479608.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at a military parade in Beijing, China, Sept. 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Sergei Bobylev\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China has been a vital <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/north-korea-kim-jong-un-russia-china-missiles-korea-war-armistice-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">economic lifeline for the Kim regime<\/a><\/span> in Pyongyang, propping up North Korea&#8217;s economy. More recently, Russia has also played a big role, giving the North oil in exchange for ammunition and troops deployed in support of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kim dynasty has long hoped to force the world to accept North Korea as a nuclear power. It&#8217;s currently estimated to possess approximately 50 nuclear weapons, and is on the verge of developing a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the U.S. mainland.<\/p>\n<p>Near the end of August, while meeting South Korea&#8217;s new president, President Trump said he wanted <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-kim-jong-un-summit-2019-donald-trump-bare-minimum-north-korea-2019-02-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">another meeting <\/a><\/span>with Kim Jong Un. They met three times during Mr. Trump&#8217;s first term, but the summits garnered no results toward denuclearizing North Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kim has said since that he&#8217;s open to continuing the dialogue only if Mr. Trump abandons his government&#8217;s &#8220;absurd obsession with denuclearization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While these Chinese intercepts of the international sanctions enforcement mission over the East China Sea are expected, they undeniably increase the risks for the Canadian crew.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It can add some stressors,&#8221; Knerr tells CBS News. &#8220;Sometimes they&#8217;re trying to maneuver, but we try to mitigate as best we can and keep the aircraft safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After nine hours of intelligence gathering, the Aurora finally heads back to base \u2014 mission complete, under the most trying of circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation 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