China on Friday stated that there was no link between two Indian cargo ships carrying Australian coal stranded at Chinese ports and the current standoff between the two countries regarding border dispute. It is to be noted that as many as 39 Indian sailors are stuck on two cargo vessels - MV Jag Anand and MV Anastasia. According to a Hindusthan Times report, the vessels have been stranded in waters off the Chinese ports of Jingtang and Caofeidian in the northern province of Hebei for several months. However, China had made it clear that this had nothing to do with the current sour ties between India and China. The response from the Chinese side came after India’s external affairs ministry had questioned the Chinese authorities’ to not allow ships to leave the ports.

Source: dna December 25, 2020 13:41 UTC