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Canadian warship gets 'warm welcome' from fighter jets, Chinese media sayBy Brad Lendon, CNN Updated 0609 GMT (1409 HKT) June 28, 2019Hong Kong (CNN)Two Chinese fighter jets buzzed a Canadian warship in the East China Sea earlier this week in what Chinese media called a "warm welcome."The incident between the frigate HMCS Regina and two Chinese Su-30 fighters took place Monday while the ship was in international waters off Shanghai, according to Matthew Fisher, a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute."The formidable twin-tail Russian-built strike aircraft flew within 300 meters (1,000 feet) of the Canadian ship's bow, screaming past about 300 meters above the water," Fisher wrote in a posting on the institute's website.Read more at: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/28/asia/canada-china-warship-buzzing-intl-hnk/index.html