China-Canada Tensions Rising Again Over N.Korea Air Patrols
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
diplomatic tensions between China and Canada are rising again,
with each country accusing the other of using their military
aircraft flying near North Korea of provocation and harassment,
Trend reports
citing Reuters .
Earlier on Monday, China's foreign Ministry warned Canada of
potential 'severe consequences' of any 'risky provocation,' after
Canada's military last week accused Chinese warplanes of harassing
its patrol aircraft monitoring North Korea's compliance with
sanctions.
'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.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking to reporters in
Ottawa, responded that Canadian planes were participating in a U.N.
mission.
China's actions 'are irresponsible and provocative' and 'are
putting people at risk, while at the same time not respecting
decisions by the U.N. to enforce U.N. sanctions on North Korea,'
Trudeau said.
Last week Trudeau was more measured, calling the harassment of
Canadian warplanes 'extremely troubling'.
Wu Qian, a defence ministry spokesman, said the Chinese military
took reasonable measures to deal with Canada's actions and have
made 'solemn representations' via diplomatic channels.
China's defence ministry said in a statement that Canadian
military jets have stepped up reconnaissance and 'provocations'
against China 'under the pretext' of implementing U.N. Security
Council resolutions, endangering China's national security.
The rise in tensions between Canada and China follows Ottawa's
decision last month to ban the use of 5G gear from China's Huawei
Technologies Co. due to national security concerns.
That decision had been delayed after Canada's detention of
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018 on behalf of the United
States, and Beijing's subsequent arrest of two Canadians on spying
charges. That standoff ended when all three were released in
September after U.S. prosecutors reached a deal with Meng.
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