FCPX 10.2 identifies C100mkII AVCHD as interlaced

When I import Canon C100mkII media FCPX 10.2 identifies the clips as 29.97i - but they don't look interlaced.  When I set the project to assume the properties of the fist clip, the project has a frame rate of 29.97i.  Is this an issue with FCPX or with Canon internal CODEC?  Does anyone else notice this?  The media doesn't look interlaced, and the setting I chose in the C100mkII menu is AVCHD, 24Mb/s 1920 x 1080, 29.97p.
Thanks for any help - Stephen

Hi Tom,
I could have set the project 1080p / 29.97, but instead I choose to let the project assume the first clips' properties, which I am still pretty sure is progressive, but next time I work with AVCHD clips from the C100mkII I'll choose the project properties manually.  When I do, how will that affect my clips?  Will they simply need to be rendered?  I'm very picky about quality and I try to use a workflow that doesn't unnecessarily process my clips; y'know - I don't want to convert them from something to something else unless it absolutely has to happen.
In the meantime, I'll be shooting on the Ninja 2, but another bummer (at least in my own opinion) is that the HDMI output is 59.94i and so the Ninja 2 is already employing a 2:3 pull-down, so to me, that's not as ideal as getting a true 29.97p signal out of the Canon C100mkII.  I've asked Canon to look into making that happen as it can output a true 60p (59.94p) in 1080, probably thanks to the Digic DV 4 processor, so why it can't do that for half the frame rate is weird.

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