President Xi was stamping his little feet, apparently, when the order went out for two Chinese fighter jets to buzz HMCS Regina as it operated in international waters in the East China Sea. The Chinese temper tantrum over the entirely legal detention of Huawei heir and CFO Meng Wanzhou took that turn Monday, a new twist on the outburst that has seen citizens detained and agricultural products banned. Canadian Global Affairs Institute fellow Matthew Fisher wrote in a column on the website of the think tank that the Su-30 fighters flew within 300 metres of the bow of the frigate HMCS Regina on Monday. Fisher, who was aboard the ship, said that although the display was more aggressive than previous encounters between the Canadian Navy and Chinese warplanes, it was not considered dangerous. China’s short memory has blotted out how Canadian wheat saved millions of lives there when Mao Tse Tung was busy destroying Chinese agriculture.
