Germany accuses China of the laser make-up of EU missions

Germany accuses China of the laser make-up of EU missions

Berlin-On Tuesday, Germany ordered the Chinese ambassador to the Federal Foreign Office after it became known that the Chinese military has targeted a German aircraft with a laser as part of an EU surgery in the Red Sea.

tensions between Germany and China

This escalation of the conflicts occurs at a time when the EU increasingly concerns concerns about Chinese influence on critical technologies and the security infrastructure in Europe. The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the social media platform X: "The in-which danger of German staff and the disorder of the mission are completely unacceptable."

reaction China is

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been serviced so far. The Chinese embassy in Berlin did not initially respond to an inquiry by email.

Details of the incident in the Red Sea

The German Ministry of Defense indicated that the aircraft, which is part of the EU Mission Aspides, is that the international sea routes in the Red Sea, have been contributing to the investigation of the area since October as a multi-sensor platform, also known as the "flying eye". A Chinese warship that has been sighted several times in the region has targeted the aircraft with a laser for no apparent reason or prior communication during a routine flight. The incident occurred at the beginning of Julis.

episodes for the mission

"The use of the laser endangered the security of the staff and the material commitment," said the ministry spokesman and added that the flight had stopped from precautionary measures and the plane had landed safely at a base in Dschibuti. The use of the multi-sensor platform (MSP) as part of Aspides has now been resumed.

Contribution to the security situation of the partner

The MSP is operated by a civilian service provider in which members of the German armed forces are also involved. According to the ministry, the amount of data collected contributes significantly to the partner's sense of the situation.

earlier incidents with China

China previously rejected allegations to attack or shoot American planes with lasers. Incidents with a European NATO member and China are comparatively rare. In 2020, the US pacific fleet said that a Chinese warship had directed a laser on a US marine patrol ship that flew over international west of Guam. China rejected these claims and explained that they did not correspond to the facts.