China blocks UNSC from condemning North Korea missile launch

‘China has blocked a US-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning North Korea over its latest missile test.
The 15-member council met for an emergency closed-door meeting on Wednesday, after the North launched two intermediate-range missiles earlier in the day.
One of the projectiles reportedly exploded shortly after takeoff and the second landed in the Sea of Japan some 250 kilometers (155 miles) off the country’s northern coast.’
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