US EditionChina Lodges 'Serious Protest' over NZ Air Force's Conduct in Its Air Space; NZDF Denies Disruption
New Zealand said its crew followed international law and monitored North Korea sanctions, while China said the flight threatened civil aviation safety.
- On Saturday, New Zealand defended a P-8A military patrol aircraft flight near China after Beijing claimed the mission undermined its security interests.
- Foreign Affairs Guo Jiakun alleged a New Zealand Air Force aircraft conducted "repeated close-in reconnaissance and harassment" in the airspace over the Yellow Sea and East China Sea.
- The New Zealand Defence Force asserted the crew "operated professionally and in accordance with international law" while monitoring North Korean sanctions evasions under United Nations Security Council resolutions.
- Beijing urged New Zealand to "impose stricter discipline" on frontline forces, arguing the action "undermined China's security interests" and disrupted civil aviation safety.
- Strains previously emerged in February last year when Chinese navy vessels conducted live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea near New Zealand.
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Beijing accused Wellington of conducting a military surveillance operation in Chinese airspace, which New Zealand denied
New Zealand defends military patrol flight near China
New Zealand on Saturday defended the actions of a military patrol aircraft flight near China after Beijing said it had undermined its security interests. China's foreign ministry said on Friday that a New Zealand P-8A patrol aircraft had “conducted continuous close-in reconnaissance and harassment in the airspace and waters of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea”. "The action undermined China's security interests, increased risks of misunderstandi…
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AlKhaleej TodayNew Zealand rejects China’s claims over ‘irresponsible’ air patrols, says mission tied to North Korea sanctions
WELLINGTON, April 18 — New Zealand rejected today Beijing's allegations of "disruptive and irresponsible" military surveillance in Chinese airspace and insisted its maneuvers were part of UN-backed efforts to enforce sanctions against North Korea.Beijing said yesterday that a New Zealand P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft had engaged in "close-in reconnaissance and harassment in the airspace" in the Yellow and East China seas.A spokesman for Ch…
China’s defense ministry urges New Zealand to restrain frontline forces, stop disruptive acts after NZ aircraft’s harassment in Yellow Sea and East China Sea
When asked to comment on the repeated recent activities of a New Zealand air force military aircraft near China's peripheral airspace, which have disrupted numerous civil aviation flights, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Friday that a P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the New Zealand air force conducted continuous close-in reconnaissance and harassment in the airspace and waters of the …
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