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Updated · South China Morning Post · Apr 17China Protests New Zealand Air Patrols Amid Dispute Over UN Sanctions Flights
16 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Apr 17
- China has lodged a formal protest against New Zealand, accusing its air force of 'harassment' during aerial patrols near the Chinese coastline.
- Beijing claims the New Zealand P-8A aircraft disrupted civil aviation and threatened security in the Yellow and East China Seas, demanding restraint.
- New Zealand denies the allegations, stating its patrols are part of UN-mandated monitoring of North Korean sanctions and followed international law.
What 'forceful measures' did China's military use against the NZ patrol jet? China decries flight disruptions, but did its own drills endanger more planes? How is China weaponizing fishing boats and new laws to claim the sea? Is the Yellow Sea, not the South China Sea, the next major flashpoint? Is a UN mission the new cover for great-power espionage near China? With Russian help, are the UN's North Korea sanctions now totally obsolete?