Galwan clash a ‘brief moment’ in history: Chinese envoy
China wants India to “reserve differences”, Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong said on Tuesday addressing students, teachers. “China and India, as two anc
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Galwan clash a ‘brief moment’ in history: Chinese envoy
China wants India to “reserve differences”, Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong said on Tuesday while addressing students and teachers. “China and India, as two ancient civilisations, should respect and learn from each other, treat each other as equals, and seek common ground while reserving differences,” he added.
Bilateral relations, he said, “should not be disturbed by one thing at a time”. While his remarks were relatively innocuous, they carried a deeper meaning in the current context.
Referring to the Galwan clash, the envoy called it an “unfortunate incident” and “a brief moment from the perspective of history”. The two sides should now “seek common ground while reserving differences”, media reports quoted him as saying.
In an oblique way, Sun addressed the two main issues for China — the ongoing economic ‘de-coupling’ that India is undertaking, and possible action against Confucius Institutes in the country.
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