Masood Azhar is ‘proven threat’, why would China give him ‘terror pass’: Wall Street Journal

The editorial comes after China for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations (UN) Security Council to designate Azhar as a "global terrorist" by putting a technical hold on the proposal on Wednesday.

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A leading US daily has questioned China’s blocking of another move at the UN to designate Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”, stating that Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief is a “proven threat” and Beijing is “loath to upset” its “all-weather” friendship with Islamabad.

The Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal, in an editorial piece titled ‘China Shields a Jihadist – Beijing blocks a UN attempt to sanction the Kashmir killer’, said without meaningful global action against jihadist enclaves in Pakistan, India may “understandably conclude it has few options other than a military escalation”.

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The editorial comes after China for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations (UN) Security Council to designate Azhar as a “global terrorist” by putting a technical hold on the proposal on Wednesday, a move India termed as disappointing.

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Demand to ban Masood gains momentum in UN, Will China shield him again?

China faces a tough test to show its commitment against terror as countries in the UN support the move to name Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist following the attack that killed 40 CRPF Jawans in Pulwama.