"The only statesman in the world who stood up to it yet, is Prime Minister Modi. He and his team have been quite outspoken, partly because the Belt and Road Initiative includes violation of Indian sovereign claims," Pillsbury said. They don't like it," said Pillsbury, who is considered an authority on China- related issues. "No country has greater leverage than China, which is responsible for approximately 90 per cent of North Korean trade," he noted.Markey said, "China is challenging the international system elsewhere as well. It has constructed in violation of international law, military bases on artificial islands and disputed areas of the South China Sea.

Source: Times of India November 17, 2017 04:52 UTC