NEW: #Beijing’s foreign ministry has accused a Canadian surveillance #plane engaged in #NorthKorea sanctions monitoring with violating its airspace, a day after #Ottawa said #Chinesejets had harassed the plane.

https://www.nknews.org/2023/10/china-accuses-canadian-plane-of-intruding-during-north-korea-sanctions-mission/

China accuses Canadian plane of ‘intruding’ during North Korea sanctions mission | NK News

Beijing’s foreign ministry has accused a Canadian surveillance plane engaged in North Korea sanctions monitoring with violating its airspace, a day after Ottawa said Chinese jets had harassed the plane.  At a press conference on Tuesday, spokesperson Mao Ning said that China had responded with “necessary measures” to the “illegal intrusion of a Canadian CP-140 […]

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@nknews the islands have been de-facto controlled by Japan for 140 years.

China's claim to sovereignty is pretty weak here. It's even weaker than their claim to the independent territory of Taiwan.