Posted on 06/30/2021 11:13:10 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
The redeployment of Indian troops has set alarm bells ringing in Beijing, as it continues to blame New Delhi for “increasing the military presence and encroaching upon Chinese territory”.
“[This] is the root cause of the tense situation along the borders,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian recently said at a media briefing in Beijing.
China’s state-mouthpiece Global Times published an editorial, calling India’s policy “hardline and assertive” amid ongoing border tensions between the two neighbors. Nitpicking on India’s “weaknesses”, the daily said India is no match for China, militarily and economically.
Accusing the US of pushing India away from China, the op-ed questioned the intentions of the “QUAD mechanism,” in trying to make India an “ally.”
“They want to create a dragon-elephant rivalry, in which China and India are hostile against each other and consume each other in the long run,” the article said.
In another report, Global Times noted the strong bilateral relationship with Pakistan which is “based on trust”, referring to the comments made by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan during an online press conference on June 29.
(Excerpt) Read more at eurasiantimes.com ...
From those responsible for the world wide pandemic. Yep, they’d never lie about India.
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