China’s close manoeuvring near a U.S. ship in the Taiwan Strait was “clearly provocative,” says retired vice-admiral Mark Norman, former vice chief of the defence staff.
Speaking to Mercedes Stephenson on The West Block, Norman — a 39-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy and its former commander — said the Chinese captain “knew exactly what he was doing.” “This was not an accident,” he said.
Global News reported on Saturday that a Chinese warship came within 150 yards of hitting the American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, an incident exclusively caught on film and seen first-hand by Global News reporter Mackenzie Gray.
Gray was aboard HMCS Montreal, which was slightly behind the American ship. HMCS Montreal’s commander, Capt. Paul Mountford, told Global News the incident was “clearly instigated by the Chinese.” Yesterday, we shot exclusive footage from HMCS Montreal, of a Chinese warship cutting off USS Chung-Hoon, coming within 150 yards of hitting the destroyer, a move the Commander of the Montreal called «intentional» & «unprofessional» Here's my story on the near collison <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/PaPLSwVNkp — Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) <a href=«https://twitter.com/Gray_Mackenzie/status/1665236266089168896?ref_src=» https:>June 4, 2023 “The fact this was announced over the radio prior to doing it, clearly indicated this was intentional,” Mountford said on Saturday.