more-inChina on Monday warned India not to “push your luck” by underestimating its determination to safeguard what it considers sovereign Chinese territory. “China’s determination and resolve to safeguard national security and sovereignty is unshakable,” Mr. Wu said at a news conference to mark the coming 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. “Here is a wish to remind India, do not push your luck and cling to any fantasies,” Wu said. The nuclear-armed neighbours share a 3,500-kilometer border, much of it contested, and China acts as a key ally and arms supplier for India’s arch-rival, Pakistan. The crisis is expected to be discussed when India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visits Beijing at the end of this week for a security forum under the BRICS group of large developing nations that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Source: The Hindu July 24, 2017 06:02 UTC