Indian & China Are Partners, Not Rivals: Weidong
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Chinese
Ambassador to India, H.E. Sun Weidong, has said that India and China should be
partner, not rivals. Weidong’s statement came amid ongoing tension between both
the nations, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
He released a video message talking about
the recent stand-off between the two countries in Galwan region in eastern
Ladakh. The Ambassador said that the June 15 violent clash in Galwan Valley,
which caused casualties on both sides, was not seen as coming by either China, or
India. He also said that Chinese frontline troops were disengaging from the
ground in accordance with the consensus reached.
On July 5, China's Foreign Minister Wang
Yi and India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had talked over the phone
and reached a positive consensus on easing the border tension. The Ambassador
added that some quarters in India have raised doubts about the consensus
reached by the leaders and have a wrong perception about China-India ties. He
pointed out that India and China should be partners rather than rivals, and
both the countries have a history of friendly exchanges of more than 2,000
years. He also said that during the Wuhan Informal Summit in 2018, President Xi
Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stressed that the two countries
provide each other with development opportunities instead of posing threats,
which the two sides should adhere to.
He said, “This is the fundamental
judgment on China-India relations charting the course for the development of
our bilateral relations”.
