Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu referred to Donglang, the site of an on-going standoff between China and India, as a disputed area and said no country should change the status quo by force in an interview with Indian media on Friday. These remarks, interpreted by local media as being in India's favor, since India claims the road China is constructing in the area will change the status quo, are ill-grounded and misleading. As a diplomat, Hiramatsu should not be so ignorant of the fact that there is no territorial dispute in the Donglang area, and that the root cause of the standoff stems from Indian troops' trespassing across the already delimited Sikkim section of the China-India boundary into Chinese territory. As Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying has rightfully pointed out, it is India, not China, that is trying to create trouble and change the status quo. Thus, there must be a hidden agenda behind Japanese diplomat's deliberate distortion of the facts. Considering the neutral stance taken by other Western countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, the Indian media was naturally elated by Hiramatsu's remarks, immediately interpreting them as Japan's stance being in India's favor. Since it is locked in maritime disputes with China in the East China Sea, Japan's stance is not that surprising. It has long taken a confrontational approach toward China on other regional issues. This time, by throwing its weight behind India, Japan intends to discredit China and portray as bullying its neighbors. Instead of easing the current tensions between China and India, Japan's interference will likely only add more fuel to the flames. But Japan's superficial support should not mislead India into believing that its trespassing into Chinese territory can be justified, and that it can get away with it without facing any severe consequences. If India still wants to resolve the issue in peace, the only realistic solution is to immediately withdraw its troops and equipment from China's territory. logo wristbandssilicone wristbands ukpersonalized rubber braceletscustom silicone bandsrubber bracelet makerrubber wristbands in bulk24 wristbandsbatman wristbandbat fidget spinner
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi poses for photos with Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz during their meeting in Islamabad in Pakistan on June 24, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] ISLAMABAD - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday that tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are not conducive to their stability and development as well as regional cooperation, calling on both countries to meet each other halfway so as to improve bilateral ties. Wang made the call during his meeting with Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz. He said that Pakistan and Afghanistan should send the international community a positive signal that the two sides are willing to restore mutual trust and conduct cooperation through bilateral channels. Wang also said that China supports the two sides in seeking to establish a crisis managing mechanism as quickly as possible so as to properly deal with contingencies and to form a trilateral meeting system among foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to enhance dialogue and cooperation in all areas. For his part, Aziz said that Pakistan is willing to intensify communication and improve relations with the Afghan side and to support the political reconciliation process in Afghanistan as these are in line with both countries' common interests. The advisor said that the Pakistani side has made political and diplomatic efforts on the issue and is willing to activate relevant dialogue mechanisms and channels, adding that it requires the two sides to meet each other halfway. He added that Pakistan is willing to form the trilateral foreign ministers meeting system and Pak-Afghan crisis managing mechanism through negotiations to enhance talks and cooperation and properly handle divergences. On China-Pakistan ties, Wang said that Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperative partner and the relationship is a unique one in China's foreign relations and is tested by history. He added that China is willing to improve strategic communication and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Pakistan in order to maintain the two countries' common interests. The Chinese foreign minister highlighted that counter terrorism is an important content of bilateral relations and expressed thanks to the Pakistani side for its firm support for China's fight against the violent terrorist group the East Turkistan Islamic Movement. Wang also hailed Pakistan's important contribution to the international counter terrorism cause as it is in the frontline of global fight against terror. Aziz said that international counter terrorism situation is getting tougher recently as terror incidents have occurred more frequently, and Pakistan has suffered a lot from terrorist attacks. He pledged that Pakistan will make greater efforts to fight against terrorism of all forms together with the international community.
