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    Is this China bullying in international waters or are they supporting North Korea against UN Security Council sanctions which Members unanimously voted for?

    If NK is still shipping munitions to Russia then this could be China helping Russia while pretending it is about water territorial rights.

    Member state… authorized to:

    Inspect North Korea cargo on land, air, and sea, if the state has reason to believe that it contains prohibited items and seize any prohibited materials or technologies

    https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/UN-Security-Council-Resolutions-on-North-Korea

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        Your doubts are incorrect.

        Asked about the incident at the daily Chinese foreign ministry press conference, spokesperson Lin Jian said: “What truly happened was, an Australian military aircraft deliberately flew within close range of China’s airspace in a provocative move that endangered China’s maritime and air security in the name of enforcing UN Security Council resolutions.”

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            Which UN Security Council Resolutions do you think he was referring to if not the NK sanctions?

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                In my quote the claim was that Australia was there enforcing the UN resolution. That resolution was made a long time ago, well before China took sides in the Ukraine war. Too late to veto the resolution now.

                PS Admittedly my quote is not from a credible source. I haven’t time to test its veracity.

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            The “you came close to your airspace so we scare you away” response seems like regular old territorial bullying to me.

            See my other comment about the EEZ.