China’s concern stems from the growing India-US partnership which includes defence co-operation between the two countries. Some important decisions relating strategic initiatives aimed at expanding mianding technology exchanges and strengthening bilateral ties were taken during the meeting.
China's foreign ministry has urged the US to adopt a rational approach to its domestic fentanyl crisis rather than using tariffs as leverage. “The US needs to view and solve its own fentanyl issue in an objective and rational way instead of threatening other countries with arbitrary tariff hikes,” the statement said.
Posts circulating on social media reveal that police across China have been targeting private business owners, freezing assets, and demanding money in return for releasing funds as per a report in the Voice of America.
With China confirming the de-escalation of border tensions in the Ladakh region and an agreement on border patrols, a Modi-Xi meeting on the sidelines during BRICS Summit may not be entirely surprising.
According to veteran journalist Kanchan Gupta, Sitaram Yechury wrote a 'glowing piece' hailing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu before the latter's execution in 1989.