Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said that it is up to India to decide what its position will be on the South China Sea dispute. When asked whether he would like to make any statement on China seeking support from India on the South China Sea dispute, Yi said, 'It is up to India to decide what position to take.' It is up to India to decide what position to take, said Wang Yi, when asked if he would make any statement seeking support from India. Both Foreign Ministers Wang Yi and Sushma Swaraj have been meeting regularly on the margins of multilateral meetings. India could use this visit to Vietnam to state that China must consider not militarizing or blocking navigation on and through the South China Sea (SCS).

Source: dna August 12, 2016 08:37 UTC