United Nations: China on Thursday accused the US of undermining the authority of the UN anti-terror committee by “forcefully moving” a resolution in the UN Security Council to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. America’s move only “complicates” the issue, said ‘‘We urge the US to act cautiously and avoid forcefully moving forward this draft resolution,” he added.
This is seen as a hint by many that China would continue to block the move. The US has circulated a resolution – drafted with British and French support – in the 15-member Security Council that will blacklist Azhar, subjecting him to an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze.
The move has come two weeks after China put a hold on a proposal to list Azhar in the Sanctions Committee of the Council. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang had then said that Beijing had conducted a “comprehensive and thorough evaluation” but still needed more time to consider the proposal.
