HANGZHOU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Vietnam ahead of G20 summit here was aimed at jointly piling pressure on China and to raise their "bargaining chips" with the country, Chinese state media said on Sunday"Given the South China Sea issue, Beijing-Hanoi relations have not been smooth over the past years. "Under such a backdrop, Modi's visit to Vietnam has without doubt made Indians associate the tour with many strategic meanings, believing that New Delhi and Hanoi might jointly pile pressure on Beijing," it said. "The fundamental reason behind it is the interests of India and Vietnam. "For Vietnam, with or without China, cooperating with an emerging power like India is beyond doubt of great value. "After all, strong support from Washington and Tokyo has not yet worked in piling enough pressure on Beijing as Vietnam hoped, thus, how effective can India's vague support be?"

Source: Times of India September 04, 2016 12:54 UTC