China Calls Canadian Flights Monitoring North Korea Sanctions ‘Provocations’

China Calls Canadian Flights Monitoring North Korea Sanctions ‘Provocations’
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at his ministry in Beijing, on Feb. 24, 2020. Andy Wong/AP Photo
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Beijing has responded to Ottawa’s concerns about Chinese fighter jets harassing a Canadian surveillance plane in East Asia by warning it of potential “severe consequences” for any “risky provocation.”

“The U.N. Security Council has never authorized any country to carry out military surveillance in the seas and airspace of other countries in the name of enforcing sanctions,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a media briefing on Monday.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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