The Canadian military discovered and Retrieved Chinese Spy buoys in the Arctic months before they drifted across Alaska and Canada. The Chinese buoys were monitoring U.S. submarines and the melting of ice sheets. Beijing is eyeing the possibility of reducing shipping costs by traveling through Arctic waters, which are becoming more navigable as a result of climate change. The Canadian Department of Defense said that it is “fully aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and maritime approaches utilizing dual-purpose technologies.” In an email to VOA Mandarin, the Canadian Defense Department said that China’s spying attempt was thwarted by the Canadian military’s Operation LIMPID, a mission dedicated to identifying threats to the country’s security by surveilling air, land and sea domains.

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