China News Service, Beijing, July 3 (Huang Yuqin, Li Jingze) In response to India's recent restrictions on investment, imports, and applications in China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on July 3 that China-India relations require both countries. To safeguard together, India should go with China to safeguard the overall situation of bilateral relations. China will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises in India.
A reporter asked a question. According to media reports, the Indian Minister of Transport announced that it will ban Chinese companies from participating in road construction projects in India. Recently, some imported goods from China have also encountered customs clearance obstacles in some ports in India. India also announced that it will ban 59 models. China's application, what is China's response to India's series of measures? What impact will this have on China-India cooperation?
Zhao Lijian said that recently some politicians in the Indian side have continuously made irresponsible remarks that damage Sino-Indian relations. China-India relations need to be jointly maintained by the two countries. The Indian side should act in opposition to China and safeguard the overall situation of bilateral relations.
He said that the pragmatic cooperation between China and India is essentially mutually beneficial and win-win. Man-made obstacles for pragmatic cooperation between the two countries, which violates the relevant WTO rules, will also harm India's own interests. China will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises in India.
Another reporter added a question. You just responded to India’s ban on Chinese apps and Chinese companies’ participation in construction. The Indian side said that this is entirely out of security considerations. In addition, we have also seen the conflict at the border. In this context, how does China respond?
Zhao Lijian responded that China hopes that India and China will move towards each other, strictly follow the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strictly abide by the agreements signed by the two governments, and properly handle the border between the two countries through the existing military and diplomatic channels. Incidents, strengthen communication and coordination, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas of the two countries.
Zhao Lijian said that both China and India are major developing countries, and accelerating their own development and revitalization is our respective historical mission. For this reason, mutual respect and mutual support is the right way of the two sides, which is in the long-term interests of the two countries; mutual suspicion and mutual friction between the two sides is an evil way, contrary to the fundamental aspirations of the two peoples.
He pointed out that both sides should proceed from the overall consensus of the relations between the two countries in accordance with the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries. "India should not have a strategic misjudgment on China, and hope that India can work with China to safeguard the overall situation of bilateral relations." (End)