China conducts its foreign policy through its military, and what's happening on the border with India is a way to distract the world from its virus export.

It is clearly an attempt to buy time, and deal with its crisis of credibility. The military offensive provides the perfect distraction, but the world isn't falling for it.

The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People's Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday.

Pompeo made those remarks in response to a question during the virtual Brussels Forum 2020 of the German Marshall Fund.

"We're going to make sure we're postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that the challenge of our times, and we're going to make sure we have resources in place to do that," Pompeo said.

This is bad news for China. An increased presence of American troops will put more pressure on the PLA.

Already, the burden of the truth seems to be cracking Beijing.&nbsp;

China has repeatedly said it did not lose a single soldier in the Galwan valley clash. But in its attempt at sabre rattling, the Global Times has made a slip.&nbsp;

In an article published in the Global Times, Xu Hijin, the editor, sang praises of the PLA, calling it a glorious army and threatening India.

But towards the end of his piece, he spilled the beans.

"The dead have been treated with the highest respect in the military, and that information will eventually be reported to the society at the right time, so that heroes can be honored and remembered as they deserve," he wrote.&nbsp;

Apparently, this was an attempt to pacify the families of the soldiers who died in the Galwan face off.

Reports say there's also a video that has gone viral in China. It shows families of the Chinese soliders killed in action.

They are outraged, because the soliders were given no honour or acknowledgement.

And this is a matter of record -- China has so far denied any casualties.

Also, before he wrote that article, he sent out a tweet, saying China wasn’t releasing its casualty numbers as a goodwill measure -- to avoid stoking public mood.&nbsp;

And thanks to him, we now know the truth.

China conducts its foreign policy through its military, and what's happening on the border with India is a way to distract the world from its virus export. It is clearly an attempt to buy time, and deal with its crisis of credibility.

China conducts its foreign policy through its military, and what's happening on the border with India is a way to distract the world from its virus export. It is clearly an attempt to buy time, and deal with its crisis of credibility. The military offensive provides the perfect distraction, but the world isn't falling for it. The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People's Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Pompeo made those remarks in response to a question during the virtual Brussels Forum 2020 of the German Marshall Fund. "We're going to make sure we're postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that the challenge of our times, and we're going to make sure we have resources in place to do that," Pompeo said. This is bad news for China. An increased presence of American troops will put more pressure on the PLA. Already, the burden of the truth seems to be cracking Beijing. China has repeatedly said it did not lose a single soldier in the Galwan valley clash. But in its attempt at sabre rattling, the Global Times has made a slip. In an article published in the Global Times, Xu Hijin, the editor, sang praises of the PLA, calling it a glorious army and threatening India. But towards the end of his piece, he spilled the beans. "The dead have been treated with the highest respect in the military, and that information will eventually be reported to the society at the right time, so that heroes can be honored and remembered as they deserve," he wrote. Apparently, this was an attempt to pacify the families of the soldiers who died in the Galwan face off. Reports say there's also a video that has gone viral in China. It shows families of the Chinese soliders killed in action. They are outraged, because the soliders were given no honour or acknowledgement. And this is a matter of record -- China has so far denied any casualties. Also, before he wrote that article, he sent out a tweet, saying China wasn’t releasing its casualty numbers as a goodwill measure -- to avoid stoking public mood. And thanks to him, we now know the truth.

China is exposed. Thanks to Global Times editor

As the countries across the world question China for its role in spreading the Wuhan virus, Beijing has come up with a counter charge and accuses countries of failing to protect their people, even threatening countries that point finger at China, with a boycott.

China wants to create a new world order and it's using the pandemic to fulfil its dream. Just like the virus its spread across the globe, China media now wants to wade into global geopolitics. In order to achieve that goal, China is ramping up international broadcasting and training foreign journalists.

Beijing has undertaken extensive advertising campaigns for the purpose which includes even buying media outlets. &nbsp;It is also investing billions to increase its global media influence.&nbsp;

According to one report, the Chinese regime invests as much as 1.3 billion dollars annually to increase the reach of the state media.

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A good amount of this money is spent on promoting state media in foreign news outlets. According to US Justice Department figures, China Daily, a mouthpiece of the Chinese regime has paid American newspapers 19 million dollars for advertising and printing in the last 4 years alone.

The Wall Street Journal is one of the largest newspapers in the United States in terms of circulation with 2.8 million copies annually. The company has earned whopping 6 million dollars since November 2016 through Chinese advertisements.

On the other hand, The Washington Post, a newspaper that has won 69 Pulitzer prizes, 18 Nieman fellowships and 368 awards from the White House, has earned 4.6 million dollars through Chinese ads.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The list keeps getting illustrious with The New York Times, 130 Pulitzer Prizes and the world's 18th most circulated newspaper, has earned 50,000 dollars in paid news between 2016 and 2020.

The Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Chicago Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, The Boston have also been listed as clients of China Daily.&nbsp;

Some of these newspapers have published paid supplements produced by China Daily, designed to look like news articles.&nbsp;

This was Mao Zedong's desire for modern-day China. The Communist Party surely has both the money and the reach to make some in the foreign press serve its interests.

As the countries across the world question China for its role in spreading the Wuhan virus, Beijing has come up with a counter charge and accuses countries of failing to protect their people, even threatening countries that point finger at China, with a boycott.

As the countries across the world question China for its role in spreading the Wuhan virus, Beijing has come up with a counter charge and accuses countries of failing to protect their people, even threatening countries that point finger at China, with a boycott. China wants to create a new world order and it's using the pandemic to fulfil its dream. Just like the virus its spread across the globe, China media now wants to wade into global geopolitics. In order to achieve that goal, China is ramping up international broadcasting and training foreign journalists. Beijing has undertaken extensive advertising campaigns for the purpose which includes even buying media outlets. It is also investing billions to increase its global media influence. According to one report, the Chinese regime invests as much as 1.3 billion dollars annually to increase the reach of the state media. A good amount of this money is spent on promoting state media in foreign news outlets. According to US Justice Department figures, China Daily, a mouthpiece of the Chinese regime has paid American newspapers 19 million dollars for advertising and printing in the last 4 years alone. The Wall Street Journal is one of the largest newspapers in the United States in terms of circulation with 2.8 million copies annually. The company has earned whopping 6 million dollars since November 2016 through Chinese advertisements. On the other hand, The Washington Post, a newspaper that has won 69 Pulitzer prizes, 18 Nieman fellowships and 368 awards from the White House, has earned 4.6 million dollars through Chinese ads. The list keeps getting illustrious with The New York Times, 130 Pulitzer Prizes and the world's 18th most circulated newspaper, has earned 50,000 dollars in paid news between 2016 and 2020. The Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Chicago Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, The Boston have also been listed as clients of China Daily. Some of these newspapers have published paid supplements produced by China Daily, designed to look like news articles. This was Mao Zedong's desire for modern-day China. The Communist Party surely has both the money and the reach to make some in the foreign press serve its interests.

China pumps millions into foreign media outlets to create a new world order

P.L.A troops have not moved back despite high-level marathon talks between India & China. Meanwhile, Beijing's mouthpiece Global Times is ratcheting up rhetoric with headlines & videos aimed at intimidating New Delhi. Have the talks failed to yield a breakthrough? What exactly is proving to be a roadblock?

Gravitas: India-China border standoff | No sign of de-escalation

China's propaganda megaphone Global Times has released a video that claims to show P.L.A troops preparing for battle. Does Bejing want to overwhelm India into a panic? Why is the P.L.A indulging in such theatrics? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report on China's 'psychological operations'.

Gravitas: Exposing China's mind games against India

While India and China are making sure the ongoing crisis is resolved via the dialogue, information war or Psychological operations (PSYOP) play an important role for Bejing.

While India and China are making sure the ongoing crisis is resolved via the dialogue, information war or Psychological operations (PSYOP) play an important role for Bejing. China's state-run media plays an important role in sending out feelers of what mandarins in Bejing feel--especially using Global Times. “PLA conducts manoeuvres in high-altitude NW China amid border tensions with India” screamed the headlines of a news article by Global Times or GT in short. The article went on to describe how the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) had “organized a large-scale manoeuvre operation featuring thousands of paratroopers and armoured vehicles from Central China's Hubei Province to the country's high-altitude northwestern region over a long distance amid border tension between China and India”. The entire process was completed in “only a few hours”, it claimed. The article accompanied by a choreographed video clipping did lighten the mood of many social media followers who found it laughable and amateurish, on several counts. Also read: India-China border face-off exposes China's two-facedness The entire evolution of moving thousands of troops nearly 4,000 km took “only a few hours”. Indeed, even the United States’ famed TRANSCOM would be envious. From a low altitude of 3,500 feet in Hubei province, the troops moved to “high altitude north-western region” at 15,000 feet in a few hours. Perhaps Chinese troops have achieved super-human capabilities of climate acclimatisation, according to a video tweeted by the Global Times. Several thousand soldiers with a Chinese PLA Air Force airborne brigade took just a few hours to maneuver from Central China’s Hubei Province to northwestern, high-altitude region amid China-India border tensions. https://t.co/dRuaTAMIt0 pic.twitter.com/CtRJRk13IO — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) June 7, 2020 × Recent articles attributed to a retired PLA General also claimed that close to 70% of the Chinese military force today is comprised single-children, with no siblings – all brought up as pampered “little emperors” by parents and consequently unable to bear the pressures of military service. Also read: India, China agreed to work together to maintain peace in border: China's foreign ministry The most striking aspect of this news article and video is its timing – less than a day after the India and China held a meeting at Moldo near Chushul, represented by the XIV Corps Commander on the Indian side and Commander of the South Xinjiang Military District from the Chinese side. Both sides had barely declared through respective foreign ministries their intention to peacefully resolve the impasse through diplomatic channels, that this news and video were served on GT as a veiled threat to India. Unlike the PLA which since its 1979 war with Vietnam has found its toughest adversary only in its population, the Indian Army has remained battle-hardened 24x365 – operationally and psychologically – thanks in no small measure to China’s iron brother, Pakistan. For the uninitiated, GT was established in 1993 and claims to be the third-largest newspaper in China. A subsidiary of the notorious People's Daily, both are officially run by the Chinese Communist Party. The People’s Daily signals through its daily slumber-inducing editorials to those in the know, as to whose career is on the upswing and whose is in a downward spin. GT, on the other hand, has a decree to attract and engage readers through a manipulative narrative, often through hyperbole. Today, GT is best known not for news, but its chest-thumping, hawkish and affronting editorials. One common theme is to criticise the alleged “perfidy” and “hypocrisy” of any country that disagrees with China while paeans of China’s supposed goodness to mankind are spread over its pages. Hu Xijin, GT Editor since 2005, is a postgraduate in Russian Literature and Language. Starting his career as a journalist with People’s Daily in 1989, Hu Xijin led a student group in the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989. When the student leader of 1989 became the Editor of GT and was indoctrinated by the Communists, he had no qualms in terming the student actions of 1989 as naivety. On the contrary, Hu Xijin recently urged authorities to shoot student protestors in Hong Kong. World over, scientists have been naming diseases based on the places of origin. Zika virus from Zika forest in Brazil; Ebola virus from Ebola river in Congo; Hantavirus from Hantan river in South Korea; the Spanish Flu from Spain; the MERS or Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome from the Arab countries. All these years, GT did not find any of these virus’ names racist. Following this convention, when the world attributed the current pandemic to Wuhan, GT cried foul, terming it a racist attack on the Chinese people. GT, however, continues to regularly publish articles on the ‘African Swine Flu’. The whole African continent and its people are fair game for GT and the Chinese Communist Party. The belligerent puffery did not stop there and origins of the Wuhan virus began to be attributed by GT first to Italy, the UK, the US military, Thailand and even India in recent times! GT has been specialising in inflammatory and instigating editorials – whether it is against protestors in Hong Kong or on the current events surrounding the death of the African American – George Floyd. Yet, there was not a word of remembrance for Tiananmen on June 4 this year when the world marked its 31st anniversary. Not a word for the racial and religious persecution of Uyghurs. In diplomatic circles, a popular joke is – “ah, but if it is from GT, don’t bother”. Little wonder then, outside China, none takes GT’s editorials seriously. Rest assured, the Dragon’s breath smells foul every time it opens its mouth.

China unleashes information war using state media amid India-China border crisis

China's propaganda mouthpiece Global Times has singled out Wion for uncovering the truth about the Wuhan virus. In a write-up, the state-owned media network has preached 'certain Indian observers' to 'think independently'.

Gravitas: China's Global Times targets WION

Global Times is said to overemphasise every little perceived success of Beijing & justify all crimes committed by the Chinese regime. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a crash-course on this Chinese mouthpiece.

Gravitas: Global Times | The story of China's propaganda mouthpiece

The world is currently reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the US is witnessing mass protests, and a Chinese state-backed media outlet is teaching journalism to WION.

The Global Times recently ran an article asking WION, and other India media outlets to “think independently”.

Ironically, the Global Times is owned by the People's Daily which is the official newspaper of the central committee of the Communist Party of China.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/the-truth-behind-global-times-a-chinese-state-backed-media-outlet-303025" hreflang="en">The truth behind Global Times: A Chinese state-backed media outlet</a>

The publication is perceived as the lifeline of Beijing’s propaganda machinery, and is now asking “India media to shake off west’s [sic] influence”.

This is what the state mouthpiece had to say about WION:

“One column in WION, published on May 19, calls on India to back Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA), in line with a number of countries led by the US, regardless of the internationally recognized "one China" principle”.

For starters, there is no such “internationally recognised principle”. In fact, many countries like Canada, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia did not endorse this so-called principle.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/report-reveals-collective-negligence-by-china-and-who-in-dealing-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic-302695" hreflang="en">Report reveals collective negligence by China and WHO in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic</a>

Countries as far as Swaziland and Nicaragua&nbsp;have expressed support for Taiwan's independence.

The Global Times further accused India of blaming China for the outbreak, “As the world continues the arduous fight against the coronavirus, some Indian observers have gone so far as to blame china for the outbreak”.

However, there is no mention of the missing whistleblowers, or China’s collusion with the World Health Organization (WHO).

'Anxiety of Indians'?

The publication goes on to say “The overemphasis on or even resentment toward China reflects the anxiety of Indians”.

The Global Times while asking Indian media to “think independently” routinely issues open threats on behalf of the Chinese regime.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/is-xi-jinping-consolidating-power-in-the-name-of-fighting-corruption-303017" hreflang="en">Is Xi Jinping consolidating power in the name of fighting corruption?</a>

For instance, on May 13, the publication did a story on the Chinese army's upcoming drills in August. This is how they pitched it - “military exercises can turn into action any time”, while quoting an expert, but selling it as their own message.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The same Global Times calls China's expansionism in the South China Sea a bid for “better management”.&nbsp;The media outlet also labelled Australia as a “paper cat”&nbsp;in 2016 saying "&nbsp;“paper cat” Australia will learn its lesson".

The Global Times has also accused&nbsp;other major international publications like The New York Times and Washington Post for spreading misinformation about China.

The world is currently reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the US is witnessing mass protests, and a Chinese state-backed media outlet is teaching journalism to WION.

The world is currently reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the US is witnessing mass protests, and a Chinese state-backed media outlet is teaching journalism to WION. The Global Times recently ran an article asking WION, and other India media outlets to “think independently”. Ironically, the Global Times is owned by the People's Daily which is the official newspaper of the central committee of the Communist Party of China. Also read: The truth behind Global Times: A Chinese state-backed media outlet The publication is perceived as the lifeline of Beijing’s propaganda machinery, and is now asking “India media to shake off west’s [sic] influence”. This is what the state mouthpiece had to say about WION: “One column in WION, published on May 19, calls on India to back Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA), in line with a number of countries led by the US, regardless of the internationally recognized "one China" principle”. For starters, there is no such “internationally recognised principle”. In fact, many countries like Canada, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia did not endorse this so-called principle. Also read: Report reveals collective negligence by China and WHO in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic Countries as far as Swaziland and Nicaragua have expressed support for Taiwan's independence. The Global Times further accused India of blaming China for the outbreak, “As the world continues the arduous fight against the coronavirus, some Indian observers have gone so far as to blame china for the outbreak”. However, there is no mention of the missing whistleblowers, or China’s collusion with the World Health Organization (WHO). 'Anxiety of Indians'? The publication goes on to say “The overemphasis on or even resentment toward China reflects the anxiety of Indians”. The Global Times while asking Indian media to “think independently” routinely issues open threats on behalf of the Chinese regime. Also read: Is Xi Jinping consolidating power in the name of fighting corruption? For instance, on May 13, the publication did a story on the Chinese army's upcoming drills in August. This is how they pitched it - “military exercises can turn into action any time”, while quoting an expert, but selling it as their own message. The same Global Times calls China's expansionism in the South China Sea a bid for “better management”. The media outlet also labelled Australia as a “paper cat” in 2016 saying " “paper cat” Australia will learn its lesson". The Global Times has also accused other major international publications like The New York Times and Washington Post for spreading misinformation about China.

Chinese state-backed Global Times calls on WION to 'think independently'; We respond!

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, China’s inability to respond efficiently was being called out across international media outlets. Here’s what home grown and state-backed outlets like the Global Times in China have been reporting.

Headlines protective of China like “Anti-China reports are 'inconsistent with facts’”, “COVID-19 tests in full swing in China”, and the sentiment of China doing enough to contain the outbreak in the country have been rampant in state news outlets.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/report-reveals-collective-negligence-by-china-and-who-in-dealing-with-the-coronavirus-pandemic-302695" hreflang="en">Report reveals collective negligence by China and WHO in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic</a>

Global Times also ran the headlines - “Baseless accusations by foreign media”, “Lessons for India on border peace”. Such coverage suggests a pattern of sharing one-sided information, while other countries have been allotted the role of the attacker.

The outlet - Global Times offers views of the Chinese Communist Party. They will tell you that Beijing has won its fight against the coronavirus, and that rigorous testing is in full-swing.

Where did the whistleblowers go?

However, not once has the this outlet acknowledged the whistleblowers who have gone missing since the outbreak began. Five Wuhan whistleblowers are missing, and one is dead.&nbsp;They tried exposing the truth about the coronavirus, and now there is no trace of them.

Dr Li Wenliang died of coronavirus in February. He tried to warn the world about COVID-19, only to be censored and tortured by the police, as suggested by a new report.

Chinese millionaire Ren Zhiqiang, who criticised the Communist Party's response to the virus, has not been seen since march. The Global Times does not have much to say on this missing real estate tycoon.

There are several others who have gone missing, like journalist Chen Giushi, Fan Bin, and Li Zehua. Shockingly, the reports of their disappearance have also dissipated with them.

Not once has Global Times attempted to report on these missing persons. That’s partly because the outlet is owned by the People's Daily which is the official newspaper of the central committee of the Communist Party of China.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-crisis-wuhan-chinas-punk-capital-loses-its-voice-302705" hreflang="en">Coronavirus crisis: Wuhan, China's punk capital loses its voice</a>

Global Times' editor, Hu Xijin is a party loyalist, who was long ago involved in the Tiananmen Square protests but is now withholding information.

Reporting on enforced disappearances is missing from the tabloid's playbook, as is seeking verified data on COVID-19 deaths, or the role of Wuhan's wet markets, or the Institute of Virology’s involvement.

All this, while the outlet has called out others multiple times, “The New York Times and Washington Post's baseless accusations that there were massive numbers of asymptomatic virus carriers in Wuhan”.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, China’s inability to respond efficiently was being called out across international media outlets. Here’s what home grown and state-backed outlets like the Global Times in China have been reporting.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, China’s inability to respond efficiently was being called out across international media outlets. Here’s what home grown and state-backed outlets like the Global Times in China have been reporting. Headlines protective of China like “Anti-China reports are 'inconsistent with facts’”, “COVID-19 tests in full swing in China”, and the sentiment of China doing enough to contain the outbreak in the country have been rampant in state news outlets. Also read: Report reveals collective negligence by China and WHO in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic Global Times also ran the headlines - “Baseless accusations by foreign media”, “Lessons for India on border peace”. Such coverage suggests a pattern of sharing one-sided information, while other countries have been allotted the role of the attacker. The outlet - Global Times offers views of the Chinese Communist Party. They will tell you that Beijing has won its fight against the coronavirus, and that rigorous testing is in full-swing. Where did the whistleblowers go? However, not once has the this outlet acknowledged the whistleblowers who have gone missing since the outbreak began. Five Wuhan whistleblowers are missing, and one is dead. They tried exposing the truth about the coronavirus, and now there is no trace of them. Dr Li Wenliang died of coronavirus in February. He tried to warn the world about COVID-19, only to be censored and tortured by the police, as suggested by a new report. Chinese millionaire Ren Zhiqiang, who criticised the Communist Party's response to the virus, has not been seen since march. The Global Times does not have much to say on this missing real estate tycoon. There are several others who have gone missing, like journalist Chen Giushi, Fan Bin, and Li Zehua. Shockingly, the reports of their disappearance have also dissipated with them. Not once has Global Times attempted to report on these missing persons. That’s partly because the outlet is owned by the People's Daily which is the official newspaper of the central committee of the Communist Party of China. Also read: Coronavirus crisis: Wuhan, China's punk capital loses its voice Global Times' editor, Hu Xijin is a party loyalist, who was long ago involved in the Tiananmen Square protests but is now withholding information. Reporting on enforced disappearances is missing from the tabloid's playbook, as is seeking verified data on COVID-19 deaths, or the role of Wuhan's wet markets, or the Institute of Virology’s involvement. All this, while the outlet has called out others multiple times, “The New York Times and Washington Post's baseless accusations that there were massive numbers of asymptomatic virus carriers in Wuhan”.

The truth behind Global Times: China's state-backed media outlet

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/trump-will-not-soften-hard-line-on-china-to-make-deal-advisers-192107">China</a>'s new tanks are so advanced that its soldiers don't know what to do with them, reports <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/china-reduces-army-by-half-increases-size-of-navy-and-air-force-in-big-way-192066">emanating from China</a> have said.&nbsp;

Recent reports in the Global Times newspaper and CCTV (China Central Television) said an elite combined-arms brigade driving the new Type 99A tank lost a 2018 mock battle to an adversary kitted out with older tanks.&nbsp;

The Type 99A tanks are digitalised and interconnected, and capable of striking enemies beyond visual range, the Global Times reported.&nbsp;

"However, the elite brigade was heavily suppressed during the exercise because of obsolete ways of thinking," it added.&nbsp;

"We rushed with the Type 99A too close to the frontline, which did not optimise the use of the tank's combat capability," the CCTV report quoted Xu Chengbiao, a brigade battalion commander, as saying.

"We only studied the capabilities of older tanks, but have not completely understood new ones," Zhao Jianxin, another battalion commander, said.&nbsp;

The Global Times quoted a Beijing-based military expert as saying, on the condition of anonymity, that weapons alone cannot win wars, as integrating the operator and weapon plays a very important role.

The Global Times quoted a Henan-based PLA officer, who is familiar with the matter but also refused to be named, that China has since been training more frequently with the Type 99A tank.

Military experts say China has been pushing out some impressive armoury in recent years. The Chinese Army's Type 99A battle tank, the air force's J-20 stealth fighter jet, and the navy's Type 055 guided missile destroyer are all considered world-class.&nbsp;

China's new tanks are so advanced that its soldiers don't know what to do with them, reports emanating from China have said. Recent reports in the Global Times newspaper and CCTV (China Central Television) said an elite combined-arms brigade driving the new Type 99A tank lost a 2018 mock battle to an adversary kitted out with older tanks.

China's new tanks are so advanced that its soldiers don't know what to do with them, reports emanating from China have said. Recent reports in the Global Times newspaper and CCTV (China Central Television) said an elite combined-arms brigade driving the new Type 99A tank lost a 2018 mock battle to an adversary kitted out with older tanks. The Type 99A tanks are digitalised and interconnected, and capable of striking enemies beyond visual range, the Global Times reported. "However, the elite brigade was heavily suppressed during the exercise because of obsolete ways of thinking," it added. "We rushed with the Type 99A too close to the frontline, which did not optimise the use of the tank's combat capability," the CCTV report quoted Xu Chengbiao, a brigade battalion commander, as saying. "We only studied the capabilities of older tanks, but have not completely understood new ones," Zhao Jianxin, another battalion commander, said. The Global Times quoted a Beijing-based military expert as saying, on the condition of anonymity, that weapons alone cannot win wars, as integrating the operator and weapon plays a very important role. The Global Times quoted a Henan-based PLA officer, who is familiar with the matter but also refused to be named, that China has since been training more frequently with the Type 99A tank. Military experts say China has been pushing out some impressive armoury in recent years. The Chinese Army's Type 99A battle tank, the air force's J-20 stealth fighter jet, and the navy's Type 055 guided missile destroyer are all considered world-class.

China's new tanks so advanced, its soldiers don't know how to use them: Report

China has retrieved 8.5 tonnes of waste from Mount Everest since April as it clears garbage left by growing numbers of visitors, the state-run Global Times said on Thursday.

Enthusiasts from all over the world who flock to the world's tallest mountain, at a height of 8,850 metres (29,035 ft) between Tibet and Nepal, discard tonnes of trash each year.

A team of 30 people has cleared about 5.2 tonnes of household waste, 2.3 tonnes of human faeces, and one tonne of mountaineering trash in the cleanup by Tibetan mountaineering officials, the paper said.

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The work is almost as demanding as tackling the summit, say climbers, since collection is a strenuous task that boosts the consumption of oxygen people need to breathe, it added.

During last year's climbing season, which usually runs from March until May, 202 climbers summitted from the Tibetan side, versus 446 from the Nepali side, while thousands of tourists visited base camps on both sides.

The warming global climate has melted frozen garbage left by climbers over decades, spurring environmental concern in Nepal, India and China, which is taking tough measures to clean up air, water and soil contaminated after decades of breakneck growth.

Since 2015, officials in Tibet have given every climber two trash bags to retrieve at least 8 kg of rubbish, levying a fine of $100 for each kilogram by which a climber falls short. Nepal adopted similar rules in 2014.

China also plans to build environmentally friendly toilet and waste collection sites at Mount Everest, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Authorities in Tibet have pledged to complete 45 pollution cleanup tasks before 2020, according to a list published this week by the environment ministry, after a central inspection team flagged concerns last year.

Beijing plans a further round of inspections early next year, the People's Daily newspaper of the ruling Communist Party has said.

A team of 30 people has cleared about 5.2 tonnes of household waste, 2.3 tonnes of human faeces, and one tonne of mountaineering trash in the cleanup by Tibetan mountaineering officials, the state-run Global Times said

China has retrieved 8.5 tonnes of waste from Mount Everest since April as it clears garbage left by growing numbers of visitors, the state-run Global Times said on Thursday. Enthusiasts from all over the world who flock to the world's tallest mountain, at a height of 8,850 metres (29,035 ft) between Tibet and Nepal, discard tonnes of trash each year. A team of 30 people has cleared about 5.2 tonnes of household waste, 2.3 tonnes of human faeces, and one tonne of mountaineering trash in the cleanup by Tibetan mountaineering officials, the paper said. Since 2015, officials in Tibet have given every climber two trash bags to retrieve at least 8 kg of rubbish, levying a fine of $100 for each kilogram by which a climber falls short. Nepal adopted similar rules in 2014 × The work is almost as demanding as tackling the summit, say climbers, since collection is a strenuous task that boosts the consumption of oxygen people need to breathe, it added. During last year's climbing season, which usually runs from March until May, 202 climbers summitted from the Tibetan side, versus 446 from the Nepali side, while thousands of tourists visited base camps on both sides. The warming global climate has melted frozen garbage left by climbers over decades, spurring environmental concern in Nepal, India and China, which is taking tough measures to clean up air, water and soil contaminated after decades of breakneck growth. Since 2015, officials in Tibet have given every climber two trash bags to retrieve at least 8 kg of rubbish, levying a fine of $100 for each kilogram by which a climber falls short. Nepal adopted similar rules in 2014. China also plans to build environmentally friendly toilet and waste collection sites at Mount Everest, the official Xinhua news agency said. Authorities in Tibet have pledged to complete 45 pollution cleanup tasks before 2020, according to a list published this week by the environment ministry, after a central inspection team flagged concerns last year. Beijing plans a further round of inspections early next year, the People's Daily newspaper of the ruling Communist Party has said.

In 2 months, China cleans up 8.5 tonnes of garbage from Everest: Report

Chinese observer <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/obor-project-should-not-be-seen-as-geo-strategic-tool-china-34691">Hu Zhiyong speaking to state-run</a> newspaper Global Times said that India wants to maintain relations with its partners in South Asia, &quot;but those countries may not listen to India.&quot;

The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/maldives-president-abdulla-yameen-backs-chinas-obor-signs-mou-26163">right-leaning Chinese daily quoting</a> several Indian reports said PM Modi will be engaging with its South Asian neighbours this year in a major foreign policy initiative amid China&#39;s relentless push to make inroads into Himalayan states and &quot;attempts to implement projects in Bangladesh under China&#39;s Belt and Road(OBOR) initiative.

&quot;India will focus on diplomacy with its neighbours this year, including Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal,&quot; the newspaper said, asserting that the strategy is likely to fail.

The newspaper quoted the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang saying that the Communist state is ready to develop Sino-Indian relations to boost mutual trust.

Hu Zhiyong, research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences told Global Times despite India&#39;s renewed push to further ties with its neighbours &quot;will not work&quot;, adding,&quot;Nepal&#39;s election with pro-China KP Sharma Oli taking office as prime minister for the second time this February was a heavy blow to India.&quot;

&quot;South Asian countries including Sri Lanka and the Maldives have been actively participating in China&#39;s Belt and Road initiative,&quot; Hu said.

Hu told the daily that India can reverse its &quot;passive situation&quot; in the region by &quot;sincerely joining the OBOR project&quot;.

&quot;India&#39;s partners in South Asia will diminish if it continues its pro-West policy,&quot; Hu warned.

 
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The newspaper quoted the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang saying that the Communist state is ready to develop Sino-Indian relations to boost mutual trust.

Chinese observer Hu Zhiyong speaking to state-run newspaper Global Times said that India wants to maintain relations with its partners in South Asia, "but those countries may not listen to India." The right-leaning Chinese daily quoting several Indian reports said PM Modi will be engaging with its South Asian neighbours this year in a major foreign policy initiative amid China's relentless push to make inroads into Himalayan states and "attempts to implement projects in Bangladesh under China's Belt and Road(OBOR) initiative. "India will focus on diplomacy with its neighbours this year, including Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal," the newspaper said, asserting that the strategy is likely to fail. The newspaper quoted the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang saying that the Communist state is ready to develop Sino-Indian relations to boost mutual trust. Hu Zhiyong, research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences told Global Times despite India's renewed push to further ties with its neighbours "will not work", adding,"Nepal's election with pro-China KP Sharma Oli taking office as prime minister for the second time this February was a heavy blow to India." "South Asian countries including Sri Lanka and the Maldives have been actively participating in China's Belt and Road initiative," Hu said. Hu told the daily that India can reverse its "passive situation" in the region by "sincerely joining the OBOR project". "India's partners in South Asia will diminish if it continues its pro-West policy," Hu warned.

South Asian neighbours may not listen to India: Chinese analyst to Global Times

China&#39;s state-run Global Times today <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-japan-intimacy-poses-no-real-threat-to-china-says-chinas-state-run-daily-global-times-20211">said India&#39;s aircraft carrier INS Vikrant</a> does not compare in weaponry and technology with China&#39;s first home-made carrier which will enter service in 2020.

China had inaugurated its <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/china-can-play-constructive-role-in-resolving-kashmir-issue-says-state-run-global-times-21306">aircraft carrier in April last year</a> amid rising tension in the Korean peninsula. China hasn&#39;t revealed much about its carrier which is a &quot;state secret&quot;.

The government had said earlier that the new carrier&rsquo;s design draws on experiences from the country&rsquo;s first carrier - the Liaoning - bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted in China.

China&#39;s military expert Song Zhongping told the Chinese daily that, &quot;India&#39;s home-made aircraft carrier cannot compare with China as it has taken a leap in construction technology and other relevant core technologies,&quot; adding,&quot;India still relies on other countries&#39; technology in building its aircraft carrier.&quot;

Another expert, Li Jie told the right-leaning Chinese daily that,&quot;INS Vikrant is more likely an assemblage of foreign technologies made by India.&quot;

&quot;The aircraft carrier&#39;s design is from France and Italy, its power system from the US and the weapon system is also from overseas,&quot; Li Jie declared.

Song Zhongping said as far as combat capability was concerned China&#39;s first &quot;home-made aircraft carrier&quot; carried the &quot;Shenyang J-15, a large antisubmarine helicopter&quot;, which could also be used for early warning and search and rescue operations. &nbsp;

&quot;Its defence system was also developed domestically,&quot; Song added.

&quot;China&#39;s second home-made carrier may adopt an electromagnetic catapult system, and the domestically developed radar system will be more accurate and far-reaching. The destroyers and frigates which form the aircraft carrier fleet would also be stronger,&quot; Li said.

Li also said it was meaningless to merely compare the aircraft carriers of China and India as the competitiveness&nbsp;of the navies in the future lies in comprehensive combat capabilities and cooperation of different forces.

The Chinese government had said that the new carrier’s design draws on experiences from the country’s first carrier - the Liaoning.

China's state-run Global Times today said India's aircraft carrier INS Vikrant does not compare in weaponry and technology with China's first home-made carrier which will enter service in 2020. China had inaugurated its aircraft carrier in April last year amid rising tension in the Korean peninsula. China hasn't revealed much about its carrier which is a "state secret". The government had said earlier that the new carrier’s design draws on experiences from the country’s first carrier - the Liaoning - bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted in China. China's military expert Song Zhongping told the Chinese daily that, "India's home-made aircraft carrier cannot compare with China as it has taken a leap in construction technology and other relevant core technologies," adding,"India still relies on other countries' technology in building its aircraft carrier." Another expert, Li Jie told the right-leaning Chinese daily that,"INS Vikrant is more likely an assemblage of foreign technologies made by India." "The aircraft carrier's design is from France and Italy, its power system from the US and the weapon system is also from overseas," Li Jie declared. Song Zhongping said as far as combat capability was concerned China's first "home-made aircraft carrier" carried the "Shenyang J-15, a large antisubmarine helicopter", which could also be used for early warning and search and rescue operations. "Its defence system was also developed domestically," Song added. "China's second home-made carrier may adopt an electromagnetic catapult system, and the domestically developed radar system will be more accurate and far-reaching. The destroyers and frigates which form the aircraft carrier fleet would also be stronger," Li said. Li also said it was meaningless to merely compare the aircraft carriers of China and India as the competitiveness of the navies in the future lies in comprehensive combat capabilities and cooperation of different forces.

China's aircraft carrier superior to India's INS Vikrant: Chinese experts

China&#39;s right-leaning daily <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-harbours-sense-of-superiority-with-south-asian-countries-china-daily-29644">newspaper Global Times said today</a> that the country has increasingly become an &quot;influential driver of India&#39;s foreign policy decisions&quot;.

&quot;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-considers-obor-potential-hazard-new-delhis-clout-will-weaken-china-daily-28317">China&#39;s influence became</a> more palpable,&quot; the newspaper said, adding,&quot;This remains especially true of India&#39;s policy initiatives vis-a-vis the Asia-Pacific region.&quot;

The state-run daily said official expositions and press briefings denying China being the trigger &quot;only betray India&#39;s persistent vacillations&quot;, asserting that, &quot;China&#39;s $12 trillion economy and its $450 billion annual trade with ASEAN speaks volumes about leverages of India&#39;s $2.6 trillion economy and $70 billion trade with ASEAN.&quot;

The newspaper said both India and ASEAN see China as an important trade partner, therefore are &quot;conscious of not pushing the envelope on Beijing&#39;s core concerns too far.&quot;

&quot;Both India and ASEAN have become aware, even complacent, to these growing asymmetries and accepted Beijing&#39;s lead in several initiatives,&quot; the newspaper said.

&quot;Together India and ASEAN seek to balance, not confront, rising China,&quot; it said, pointing out that while India stayed away from China&#39;s OBOR initiative it is engaging with ASEAN for &quot;parallel connectivity projects&quot;.

&quot;The Delhi Declaration commits them(ASEAN) to work for faster implementation of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and to take it to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam,&quot; it said.

The newspaper said India is seeking to project its &quot;multicultural and leading epic Ramayana&quot; as its &quot;umbilical cord&quot; with Southeast Asian nations and trying to revive cultural links with ASEAN nations in which Buddhism is popular.

&quot;India is also conscious of China&#39;s decade-long lead in promoting World Buddhist Forum. So it seeks to revive cultural links with ASEAN nations in which Buddhism is popular,&quot; the newspaper reported.

China's Daily Times said the Delhi Declaration commits ASEAN to work for faster implementation of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and to take it to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

China's right-leaning daily newspaper Global Times said today that the country has increasingly become an "influential driver of India's foreign policy decisions". "China's influence became more palpable," the newspaper said, adding,"This remains especially true of India's policy initiatives vis-a-vis the Asia-Pacific region." The state-run daily said official expositions and press briefings denying China being the trigger "only betray India's persistent vacillations", asserting that, "China's $12 trillion economy and its $450 billion annual trade with ASEAN speaks volumes about leverages of India's $2.6 trillion economy and $70 billion trade with ASEAN." The newspaper said both India and ASEAN see China as an important trade partner, therefore are "conscious of not pushing the envelope on Beijing's core concerns too far." "Both India and ASEAN have become aware, even complacent, to these growing asymmetries and accepted Beijing's lead in several initiatives," the newspaper said. "Together India and ASEAN seek to balance, not confront, rising China," it said, pointing out that while India stayed away from China's OBOR initiative it is engaging with ASEAN for "parallel connectivity projects". "The Delhi Declaration commits them(ASEAN) to work for faster implementation of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and to take it to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam," it said. The newspaper said India is seeking to project its "multicultural and leading epic Ramayana" as its "umbilical cord" with Southeast Asian nations and trying to revive cultural links with ASEAN nations in which Buddhism is popular. "India is also conscious of China's decade-long lead in promoting World Buddhist Forum. So it seeks to revive cultural links with ASEAN nations in which Buddhism is popular," the newspaper reported.

India seeking to revive cultural links with ASEAN through Buddhism, Ramayana: China daily

Even as political pundits in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/trump-modi-enjoy-anti-establishment-posturing-china-daily-22805">India predicted a win for the BJP in </a>Gujarat, China&#39;s state-run newspaper Global Times said if the BJP wins an overwhelming victory in Gujarat, the Modi administration may &quot;take more radical approaches to economic reform&quot;.

China should take a close look <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/born-of-chaos-india-lumbers-amid-turmoil-says-china-daily-21017">at the BJP&#39;s Gujarat campaign, the newspaper</a> asserted, observing that companies doing business in &quot;India should prepare for possible changes in economic policy.&quot;

However, a loss for the BJP in Gujarat would be the biggest setback yet for the economic reforms initiated by the Modi administration, the newspaper said.

&quot;Modi&#39;s BJP is making serious efforts to avoid electoral losses in Gujarat, where Modi served for 13 years as chief minister before he was sworn in as prime minister in 2014,&quot; the newspaper noted.&nbsp;

On a cautious note ahead of the Gujarat poll results, the newspaper said: &quot;It&#39;s possible that voters in other Indian states might be influenced by a BJP loss in Gujarat and Modi&#39;s economic reforms might then be abandoned halfway.&quot;

The newspaper said a loss in Gujarat would trigger a &quot;domino effect&quot; in India.

The newspaper said in its Op-ed page that people doubt that the &quot;reforms can bring enough benefits to the country&#39;s small businesses and ordinary people,&quot; adding,&quot; the Indian government must find a way to make the reforms gain public support.&quot;

The newspaper also cautioned against &quot;possible volatility in India&#39;s financial markets next week after the results are announced.&quot;

&quot;Modi&#39;s &quot;Make in India&quot; campaign and his economic reforms such as the goods and services tax(GST) have to some extent been seen as a continuation of the so-called &quot;Gujarat model of development&quot;,&quot; the Global Times said.

The newspaper declared that the Gujarat election may be a &quot;litmus test&quot; for Indian voters&#39; attitude toward PM Modi&#39;s reform agenda.

China should take a close look at the BJP's Gujarat campaign, the newspaper asserted.

Even as political pundits in India predicted a win for the BJP in Gujarat, China's state-run newspaper Global Times said if the BJP wins an overwhelming victory in Gujarat, the Modi administration may "take more radical approaches to economic reform". China should take a close look at the BJP's Gujarat campaign, the newspaper asserted, observing that companies doing business in "India should prepare for possible changes in economic policy." However, a loss for the BJP in Gujarat would be the biggest setback yet for the economic reforms initiated by the Modi administration, the newspaper said. "Modi's BJP is making serious efforts to avoid electoral losses in Gujarat, where Modi served for 13 years as chief minister before he was sworn in as prime minister in 2014," the newspaper noted. On a cautious note ahead of the Gujarat poll results, the newspaper said: "It's possible that voters in other Indian states might be influenced by a BJP loss in Gujarat and Modi's economic reforms might then be abandoned halfway." The newspaper said a loss in Gujarat would trigger a "domino effect" in India. The newspaper said in its Op-ed page that people doubt that the "reforms can bring enough benefits to the country's small businesses and ordinary people," adding," the Indian government must find a way to make the reforms gain public support." The newspaper also cautioned against "possible volatility in India's financial markets next week after the results are announced." "Modi's "Make in India" campaign and his economic reforms such as the goods and services tax(GST) have to some extent been seen as a continuation of the so-called "Gujarat model of development"," the Global Times said. The newspaper declared that the Gujarat election may be a "litmus test" for Indian voters' attitude toward PM Modi's reform agenda.

Big win in Gujarat may lead Modi to take 'radical' approach to economic reforms: China daily

China&#39;s right-leaning <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/china-can-play-constructive-role-in-resolving-kashmir-issue-says-state-run-global-times-21306">newspaper Global Times in its editorial </a>said Indo-Pacific strategy proposed by US President Donald Trump is designed to maintain US clout in the region.

The newspaper said: &quot;Historical disputes and conflicts of interest between China and India provide an opportune point for US strategic adjustment,&quot; adding 
&quot;India is a key pawn in the Indo-Pacific strategy.&quot;

The newspapers which often reports on strategic defense issues especially on issues related to South Asia, said Trump administration hopes India would&nbsp; 
ramp up efforts to &quot;restrain China&#39;s strategic maritime channels&quot; in the Indian Ocean and &quot;destroy China&#39;s strategic foothold&quot;. 
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&quot;Once the Indo-Pacific strategy is implemented, Washington and New Delhi will lift the status and role of military bases and facilities in the Indian Ocean&nbsp; 
and consequently, add security risks to China in the waters,&quot; the China daily said.

&quot;In addition, the Indo-Pacific strategy will pose a threat to the hard-won stability of the South China Sea, the situation there remains basically stable due&nbsp; 
to the joint efforts of China and ASEAN countries,&quot; it said.

The newspaper added that the Indo-Pacific strategy would &quot;hamper&quot; the One Belt and One Road initiative(OBOR) - a key foreign policy tool of President Xi, &quot;driving a wedge&nbsp;between China and Indian Ocean countries&quot;.

The newspaper said: &quot;US should realize that despite the Indo-Pacific strategy, it is unlikely to get what it failed to obtain with the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.&quot;

The Global Times feared that Japan&#39;s &quot;go south&quot; policy and India&#39;s &quot;act east&quot; policy will complicate the South China Sea issue, concluding that&nbsp;only &quot;non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation can head toward a new model of major-country relationship.&quot;&nbsp;

 
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China's right-leaning Global Times said the Trump administration hopes India would?ramp up efforts to "restrain China's strategic maritime channels".

China's right-leaning newspaper Global Times in its editorial said Indo-Pacific strategy proposed by US President Donald Trump is designed to maintain US clout in the region. The newspaper said: "Historical disputes and conflicts of interest between China and India provide an opportune point for US strategic adjustment," adding "India is a key pawn in the Indo-Pacific strategy." The newspapers which often reports on strategic defense issues especially on issues related to South Asia, said Trump administration hopes India would ramp up efforts to "restrain China's strategic maritime channels" in the Indian Ocean and "destroy China's strategic foothold". "Once the Indo-Pacific strategy is implemented, Washington and New Delhi will lift the status and role of military bases and facilities in the Indian Ocean and consequently, add security risks to China in the waters," the China daily said. "In addition, the Indo-Pacific strategy will pose a threat to the hard-won stability of the South China Sea, the situation there remains basically stable due to the joint efforts of China and ASEAN countries," it said. The newspaper added that the Indo-Pacific strategy would "hamper" the One Belt and One Road initiative(OBOR) - a key foreign policy tool of President Xi, "driving a wedge between China and Indian Ocean countries". The newspaper said: "US should realize that despite the Indo-Pacific strategy, it is unlikely to get what it failed to obtain with the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific." The Global Times feared that Japan's "go south" policy and India's "act east" policy will complicate the South China Sea issue, concluding that only "non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation can head toward a new model of major-country relationship."

India key 'pawn' in Indo-Pacific strategy: China daily

China&#39;s state-run <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/wont-be-easy-for-india-to-bring-sri-lankas-hambantota-to-life-china-daily-23767">Global Times newspaper today spoke about &quot;twin disasters&quot;</a> post-demonetisation giving a few &quot;thought-provoking&quot; tips to New Delhi.&nbsp;

The right-leaning n<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/eye-on-obor-after-beidou-satellite-launch-china-aims-to-build-own-global-positioning-system-23603">ewspaper said Modi&#39;s reforms was heavily criticised as it dwelt a heavy blow </a>to India&#39;s small businesses, emphasizing that China had gradually moved away from a &quot;pure focus on the state sector since reform and opening-up began almost four decades ago&quot;.

&quot;The stark difference in economic structures actually suggests that India can&#39;t just copy China&#39;s reform model, because sweeping reforms can easily backfire in India,&quot; the newspaper said in its &quot;eye on economy&quot; section.

The newspaper said small businesses and workers are the backbone of the Indian economy and&nbsp;may &quot;find the costs of reform unaffordable.&quot;

&quot;Successful reformers need both a strong revolutionary will as well as the acumen to identify the pain points of the public and move to address them,&quot; it said adding that the &quot;Modi administration should take this into consideration.&quot;

&quot;In the case of India, this means the government must find a way to make reforms benefit the country&#39;s small businesses, rather than turning them into victims,&quot; the newspaper concluded.

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Global Times said China had gradually moved away from a "pure focus on the state sector since reform and opening-up began almost four decades ago".

China's state-run Global Times newspaper today spoke about "twin disasters" post-demonetisation giving a few "thought-provoking" tips to New Delhi. The right-leaning newspaper said Modi's reforms was heavily criticised as it dwelt a heavy blow to India's small businesses, emphasizing that China had gradually moved away from a "pure focus on the state sector since reform and opening-up began almost four decades ago". "The stark difference in economic structures actually suggests that India can't just copy China's reform model, because sweeping reforms can easily backfire in India," the newspaper said in its "eye on economy" section. The newspaper said small businesses and workers are the backbone of the Indian economy and may "find the costs of reform unaffordable." "Successful reformers need both a strong revolutionary will as well as the acumen to identify the pain points of the public and move to address them," it said adding that the "Modi administration should take this into consideration." "In the case of India, this means the government must find a way to make reforms benefit the country's small businesses, rather than turning them into victims," the newspaper concluded.

Post-demonetisation: India can't just copy China's reform model, says China daily

A day after India zoomed to <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/ease-of-doing-business-indias-rankings-zooms-to-100-in-world-bank-report-up-30-places-23243">No-100 in World Bank&#39;s ease of doing business index, China&#39;s</a> state-run Global Times newspaper was quick to point out that &quot;India&#39;s GDP is only one-fifth of China&#39;s.&quot;

India registered double-digital improvement <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/nifty-sensex-ride-on-world-bank-ranking-hit-new-high-23267">in &quot;ease of doing business&quot; report released on Tuesday by the World Bank</a>, climbing 30 notches from 130, as the bank declared India&#39;s improved rankings was due to reforms carried out evenly across sectors.

However, the China daily said India had achieved &quot;little in land and labour law reform in recent years&quot; which was &quot;another weakness for the Modi government.&quot;

&quot;Being subject to party politics, there are different types of political logic behind some economic reforms in India. In November last year, Modi&#39;s demonetization had a strong influence,&quot; the newspaper said, adding,&quot;It was an effective way to combat the shadow economy, but it also cut the campaign funding of opposition parties. India&#39;s largest opposition party, the Congress Party, strongly condemned the government move.&quot;

&quot;If economic reforms are based on the political interests of certain parties rather than the general public, it is hard to implement changes systematically,&quot; it added.

The newspaper said India&#39;s &quot;stalled reform&quot; had ensured that country missed &quot;the golden age of rapid globalization, while China successfully seized the opportunity and achieved rapid economic growth.&quot;

The newspaper also pointed out India&#39;s refusal to join the One Belt, One Road(OBOR) project - a key foreign policy initiative of President Xi which is now enshrined&nbsp;in the Chinese constitution, stating that the Modi government &quot;chose to compete with China instead of cooperating&quot;, and it displayed a &quot;negative - even confrontational - attitude to the cooperation frameworks proposed by China, including the Belt and Road initiative.&quot;

&quot;These errors may hamper India&#39;s economic development and cause an even greater disappointment in the country,&quot; the newspaper declared.

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China daily said India had achieved 'little in land and labour law reform in recent years' which was 'another weakness for the Modi government.'

A day after India zoomed to No-100 in World Bank's ease of doing business index, China's state-run Global Times newspaper was quick to point out that "India's GDP is only one-fifth of China's." India registered double-digital improvement in "ease of doing business" report released on Tuesday by the World Bank, climbing 30 notches from 130, as the bank declared India's improved rankings was due to reforms carried out evenly across sectors. However, the China daily said India had achieved "little in land and labour law reform in recent years" which was "another weakness for the Modi government." "Being subject to party politics, there are different types of political logic behind some economic reforms in India. In November last year, Modi's demonetization had a strong influence," the newspaper said, adding,"It was an effective way to combat the shadow economy, but it also cut the campaign funding of opposition parties. India's largest opposition party, the Congress Party, strongly condemned the government move." "If economic reforms are based on the political interests of certain parties rather than the general public, it is hard to implement changes systematically," it added. The newspaper said India's "stalled reform" had ensured that country missed "the golden age of rapid globalization, while China successfully seized the opportunity and achieved rapid economic growth." The newspaper also pointed out India's refusal to join the One Belt, One Road(OBOR) project - a key foreign policy initiative of President Xi which is now enshrined in the Chinese constitution, stating that the Modi government "chose to compete with China instead of cooperating", and it displayed a "negative - even confrontational - attitude to the cooperation frameworks proposed by China, including the Belt and Road initiative." "These errors may hamper India's economic development and cause an even greater disappointment in the country," the newspaper declared.

As India climbs 'ease of doing business' rankings, China daily takes potshot at Modi government

Home Minister Rajnath Singh&#39;s recent <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/trump-modi-enjoy-anti-establishment-posturing-china-daily-22805">remark on &quot;India&#39;s cultural domination over China&quot; at the Paryatan Parv</a>, a nationwide tourism festival has angered experts in China, the Global Times reported.

China&#39;s right-leaning Global Times <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-has-lessons-to-learn-from-chinas-poverty-reduction-campaign-china-daily-22407">said home minister Rajnath Singh&#39;s remark was aimed at boosting</a> the country&#39;s national pride.

Speaking at the Paryatan Parv, Rajanth Singh had said: &quot;Hu Shih, who was the vice-chancellor of Peking University during the Chinese Revolution has written that India has culturally controlled and dominated China for more than 2,000 years without sending a single soldier. That is the effect of India.&quot;

&ldquo;If China has been controlled culturally by any country, it is India and this fact was accepted by Hu Shih,&quot; Rajnath Singh added during his speech.

However, China&#39;s Global Times quoted &nbsp;Zhang Yiwu, a professor of culture at Peking University saying that Hu was referring to the spread of Buddhism during the Eastern Han Dynasty in China.&nbsp;

Buddhism has little to do <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/us-attempting-to-tie-india-to-its-chariot-says-china-daily-20971">with contemporary India, whose mainstream religion is Hinduism, the Global Times</a> said quoting experts in China.

&quot;It is also inappropriate to use the phrase &#39;culturally control and dominate&#39; as culture simply integrates with each other, and China, as a country with a great civilization, hasn&#39;t and will not be &#39;controlled or dominated&#39; by any culture,&quot; The Global Times quoted Zhang, a China expert as saying.

The newspaper said Chinese civilization features various schools of thought, including Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism. 
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China's right-leaning Global Times said home minister Rajnath Singh's remark was aimed at boosting the country's national pride.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh's recent remark on "India's cultural domination over China" at the Paryatan Parv, a nationwide tourism festival has angered experts in China, the Global Times reported. China's right-leaning Global Times said home minister Rajnath Singh's remark was aimed at boosting the country's national pride. Speaking at the Paryatan Parv, Rajanth Singh had said: "Hu Shih, who was the vice-chancellor of Peking University during the Chinese Revolution has written that India has culturally controlled and dominated China for more than 2,000 years without sending a single soldier. That is the effect of India." “If China has been controlled culturally by any country, it is India and this fact was accepted by Hu Shih," Rajnath Singh added during his speech. However, China's Global Times quoted Zhang Yiwu, a professor of culture at Peking University saying that Hu was referring to the spread of Buddhism during the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. Buddhism has little to do with contemporary India, whose mainstream religion is Hinduism, the Global Times said quoting experts in China. "It is also inappropriate to use the phrase 'culturally control and dominate' as culture simply integrates with each other, and China, as a country with a great civilization, hasn't and will not be 'controlled or dominated' by any culture," The Global Times quoted Zhang, a China expert as saying. The newspaper said Chinese civilization features various schools of thought, including Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism.

China daily slams Rajnath Singh's 'India dominated China for 2,000 years' remark

Ahead of US secretary of <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/us-attempting-to-tie-india-to-its-chariot-says-china-daily-20971">state Rex Tillerson&#39;s visit to India, China&#39;s Global Times</a> said today President Trump and PM Modi are &quot;centre-right wing politicians&quot;&nbsp;who enjoy &quot;anti-establishment posturing&quot;.

&quot;Trump identifies <a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/chinese-daily-global-times-calls-indian-army-chief-a-big-mouth-4779">with white supremacy deep in his heart&quot;, the right-leaning newspaper</a> said, adding, ex-White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon had described Modi&#39;s 2014 election victory as a &quot;global revolt&quot;.

&quot;Modi&#39;s brand of Hindu nationalism helped him become prime minister of a country about 80 per cent Hindu,&quot; the newspaper said in its op-ed page.

The newspaper said Trump strived for Indian-American support by &quot;wooing India&quot;.&nbsp;

&quot;During the 2016 presidential election, the Republican Hindu coalition led by Shalabh Kumar offered important support for Trump, Kumar and Modi knew each other a long time and Kumar was said to provide a special communication method for Modi and Trump,&quot; it said.

&quot;During US Secretary of Defense James Mattis&#39; visit to India in September, the US sold 22 Sea Guardian remotely piloted vehicles to India, the first time that the US sold such advanced weapons to a non-NATO nation,&quot; the newspaper informed.

&quot;It was really a symbolic action,&quot; it added.

The newspaper also mentioned the Malabar military exercise conducted by India, US and Japan in July, which was also mentioned by Tillerson last week during a talk with a think tank in Washington.

&quot;Many contradictions still remain in India-US relations. Modi won&#39;t satisfy all Trump&#39;s demands in trade and market openness because of his &quot;India First&quot; policy,&quot; the influential Chinese daily said.

&quot;Ahead of Trump&#39;s upcoming visit to China, Sino-US relations are going through a sensitive time. Washington needs to be more cautious about the policy signals it sends,&quot; adding, &quot;Beijing still has high expectations for Tillerson to improve relations between the two countries.&quot;

China's influential Global Times said Trump strived for Indian-American support by "wooing India".?

Ahead of US secretary of state Rex Tillerson's visit to India, China's Global Times said today President Trump and PM Modi are "centre-right wing politicians" who enjoy "anti-establishment posturing". "Trump identifies with white supremacy deep in his heart", the right-leaning newspaper said, adding, ex-White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon had described Modi's 2014 election victory as a "global revolt". "Modi's brand of Hindu nationalism helped him become prime minister of a country about 80 per cent Hindu," the newspaper said in its op-ed page. The newspaper said Trump strived for Indian-American support by "wooing India". "During the 2016 presidential election, the Republican Hindu coalition led by Shalabh Kumar offered important support for Trump, Kumar and Modi knew each other a long time and Kumar was said to provide a special communication method for Modi and Trump," it said. "During US Secretary of Defense James Mattis' visit to India in September, the US sold 22 Sea Guardian remotely piloted vehicles to India, the first time that the US sold such advanced weapons to a non-NATO nation," the newspaper informed. "It was really a symbolic action," it added. The newspaper also mentioned the Malabar military exercise conducted by India, US and Japan in July, which was also mentioned by Tillerson last week during a talk with a think tank in Washington. "Many contradictions still remain in India-US relations. Modi won't satisfy all Trump's demands in trade and market openness because of his "India First" policy," the influential Chinese daily said. "Ahead of Trump's upcoming visit to China, Sino-US relations are going through a sensitive time. Washington needs to be more cautious about the policy signals it sends," adding, "Beijing still has high expectations for Tillerson to improve relations between the two countries."

Trump, Modi enjoy anti-establishment posturing: China daily

China&#39;s influential right-leaning Global Times newspaper <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/over-400-indian-troops-leave-for-first-tri-services-joint-military-excercise-with-russia-22515">said today the upcoming tri-services military exercise</a> between India and Russia is aimed at boosting &quot;regional influence&quot;.

&quot;Since Indian Prime Minister<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/china-can-play-constructive-role-in-resolving-kashmir-issue-says-state-run-global-times-21306"> Narendra Modi took power, India has taken a hard-line diplomatic</a> approach toward China and regards China as a strategic rival,&quot; the newspaper in its op-ed piece said.

The daily said the military drill was being conducted as India wanted to &quot;reinforce its rivalry mentality&quot; in &quot;pursuit of regional clout&quot;.

&quot;India can join hands with Russia to counterbalance China. Russia may have no plans to target China, but India is calculating on using Russia to hold China at bay,&quot; it said.

The newspaper said the exercise with Russia also increases India&#39;s military presence in northeast Asia, adding that in the future, India may have a place in northeast Asian affairs, such as the North Korean nuclear crisis.

&quot;Among all of India&#39;s calculations, countering China is obviously an unwise one. Russia faces enormous strategic pressure from the US, and India faces tough development tasks,&quot; the newspaper said.&nbsp;

&quot;If Russia, India and China indulge in a contest for regional influence in Asia, that is playing into the hands of the US,&quot; the newspaper added.

&quot;Under the existing international pattern, it is impossible for India to enhance its influence without cooperating with China,&quot; the newspaper concluded.&nbsp; 
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The newspaper said the exercise with Russia also increases India's military presence in northeast Asia

China's influential right-leaning Global Times newspaper said today the upcoming tri-services military exercise between India and Russia is aimed at boosting "regional influence". "Since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took power, India has taken a hard-line diplomatic approach toward China and regards China as a strategic rival," the newspaper in its op-ed piece said. The daily said the military drill was being conducted as India wanted to "reinforce its rivalry mentality" in "pursuit of regional clout". "India can join hands with Russia to counterbalance China. Russia may have no plans to target China, but India is calculating on using Russia to hold China at bay," it said. The newspaper said the exercise with Russia also increases India's military presence in northeast Asia, adding that in the future, India may have a place in northeast Asian affairs, such as the North Korean nuclear crisis. "Among all of India's calculations, countering China is obviously an unwise one. Russia faces enormous strategic pressure from the US, and India faces tough development tasks," the newspaper said. "If Russia, India and China indulge in a contest for regional influence in Asia, that is playing into the hands of the US," the newspaper added. "Under the existing international pattern, it is impossible for India to enhance its influence without cooperating with China," the newspaper concluded.

India-Russia tri-services drill aimed at reinforcing rivalry mentality, says China daily

Soon after <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/watch-nirmala-sitharaman-teaches-namaste-to-chinese-soldiers-21143">India&#39;s </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/watch-nirmala-sitharaman-teaches-namaste-to-chinese-soldiers-21143">defense</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/watch-nirmala-sitharaman-teaches-namaste-to-chinese-soldiers-21143"> minister Nirmala Sitharaman&#39;s maiden visit to the Nathu</a> La border post in Sikkim, China&#39;s state-run Global Times said today Indian reports about &quot;China&#39;s road building in the Doklam region are questionable as it is not the right season for construction work. Doklam is Chinese territory.&quot;

The right-leaning<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/us-attempting-to-tie-india-to-its-chariot-says-china-daily-20971"> China daily said some Indian nationalists &quot;over-estimate India&#39;s </a>strength and rights, assuming New Delhi &quot;can bark orders across the border at Beijing&quot;.&nbsp; 
&nbsp; 
&quot;India&#39;s concerns about the Siliguri Corridor&#39;s security are understandable, but New Delhi cannot mess around.<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/how-energy-war-will-redefine-india-china-relations-post-doklam-20983"> China is also concerned about the transport route </a>security across the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca, but Beijing has taken no coercive measures to achieve its aims,&quot; the daily said.

The &quot;Siliguri Corridor&quot; also called the &quot;Chicken Neck&quot; is located in India&#39;s West Bengal with Nepal and Bangladesh lying on the either side of the &quot;corridor&quot;. Bhutan lies on the northern side.&nbsp;

The &quot;Chicken Neck&quot; is strategically important for both China and India as it cuts through Bangladesh to the south and west and China to the north.&nbsp;

Expanding on the military debate, the Chinese daily said: &quot;China&#39;s infrastructure construction in the Doklam region is logical, but India&#39;s strong reaction is eccentric.&quot; 
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&quot;Indian society is sensitive and arrogant, and Indian media is amplifying nationalism,&quot; the daily added.

&quot;New Delhi needs to exercise restraint. It can only strengthen military infrastructure on its own soil when and where international law permits. It should consider deepening strategic security communication with China, which can enhance mutual trust between China and India,&quot; the newspaper said in its Op-ed piece.

&quot;India must overcome its paranoia and China has no obligation to indulge India&#39;s capriciousness,&quot; the daily concluded.&nbsp;

China's right-leaning Global Times said some Indian nationalists "over-estimate India's strength and rights, assuming New Delhi "can bark orders across the border

Soon after India's defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden visit to the Nathu La border post in Sikkim, China's state-run Global Times said today Indian reports about "China's road building in the Doklam region are questionable as it is not the right season for construction work. Doklam is Chinese territory." The right-leaning China daily said some Indian nationalists "over-estimate India's strength and rights, assuming New Delhi "can bark orders across the border at Beijing". "India's concerns about the Siliguri Corridor's security are understandable, but New Delhi cannot mess around. China is also concerned about the transport route security across the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca, but Beijing has taken no coercive measures to achieve its aims," the daily said. The "Siliguri Corridor" also called the "Chicken Neck" is located in India's West Bengal with Nepal and Bangladesh lying on the either side of the "corridor". Bhutan lies on the northern side. The "Chicken Neck" is strategically important for both China and India as it cuts through Bangladesh to the south and west and China to the north. Expanding on the military debate, the Chinese daily said: "China's infrastructure construction in the Doklam region is logical, but India's strong reaction is eccentric." "Indian society is sensitive and arrogant, and Indian media is amplifying nationalism," the daily added. "New Delhi needs to exercise restraint. It can only strengthen military infrastructure on its own soil when and where international law permits. It should consider deepening strategic security communication with China, which can enhance mutual trust between China and India," the newspaper said in its Op-ed piece. "India must overcome its paranoia and China has no obligation to indulge India's capriciousness," the daily concluded.

Indian society is sensitive, arrogant; Doklam is Chinese territory: China daily

China&#39;s state-run daily newspaper<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/us-attempting-to-tie-india-to-its-chariot-says-china-daily-20971"> Global Times in its op-ed page today said chaos</a> in India is so pervasive that the country seems to be &quot;steeped in disorder&quot;.

The article titled: &quot;Born of chaos,<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-japan-intimacy-poses-no-real-threat-to-china-says-chinas-state-run-daily-global-times-20211"> India lumbers amid turmoil&quot;, the influential China daily</a> wrote &quot;the cause for the chaos in India, to a large extent, is rooted in history. India experienced short-term unity but long-term separation, and endured frequent invasions.&quot;

The op-ed piece began its&nbsp;article on &quot;constant choas in India&quot; sighting examples of the recent violence over Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh&#39;s conviction and clashes in Darjeeling during the GJM crisis.

&quot;The country has seen frequent military frictions with Pakistan in Kashmir. From diplomacy to people&#39;s livelihood, India is caught up in disorder,&quot; Global Times said.

The right-leaning newspaper has often published articles against India&#39;s foreign policy, especially during India-China standoff at Doklam and the recent visit by US defense secretary James Mattis and Japanese foreign minister Shinzo Abe.&nbsp;

&quot;With the rapid transformation of society, the increasing gap between rich and poor, the fierce competition because of partisan politics, the rising civil rights consciousness, and the amplifying effect of new media, chaos in India will continue to simmer,&quot; it said.

The article sought to explain the India-Pakistan partition asserting that mass migration that followed partition &quot;triggered massive turmoil&quot;.&nbsp;

&quot;There were countless conflicts, killings and clashes between Hindus and Muslims. It was estimated that the partition of India and Pakistan led to at least 500,000 deaths and made 12 million people homeless. The resulting hatred between the two countries is the main source of conflict in Kashmir nowadays,&quot; the article said.

Concluding on a cautionary note, the daily said chaos in the country will likely be &quot;controllable owing to the flexibility of its political system, tolerance of its society, the patience of its people and improved governance&quot;.

&quot;It is unlikely that conflict and chaos will evolve into a subversion of its system and bring adversity to its people,&quot; the article said in the end.&nbsp;

The op-ed piece began its?article on "constant chaos in India" sighting examples of the recent violence over Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction

China's state-run daily newspaper Global Times in its op-ed page today said chaos in India is so pervasive that the country seems to be "steeped in disorder". The article titled: "Born of chaos, India lumbers amid turmoil", the influential China daily wrote "the cause for the chaos in India, to a large extent, is rooted in history. India experienced short-term unity but long-term separation, and endured frequent invasions." The op-ed piece began its article on "constant choas in India" sighting examples of the recent violence over Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction and clashes in Darjeeling during the GJM crisis. "The country has seen frequent military frictions with Pakistan in Kashmir. From diplomacy to people's livelihood, India is caught up in disorder," Global Times said. The right-leaning newspaper has often published articles against India's foreign policy, especially during India-China standoff at Doklam and the recent visit by US defense secretary James Mattis and Japanese foreign minister Shinzo Abe. "With the rapid transformation of society, the increasing gap between rich and poor, the fierce competition because of partisan politics, the rising civil rights consciousness, and the amplifying effect of new media, chaos in India will continue to simmer," it said. The article sought to explain the India-Pakistan partition asserting that mass migration that followed partition "triggered massive turmoil". "There were countless conflicts, killings and clashes between Hindus and Muslims. It was estimated that the partition of India and Pakistan led to at least 500,000 deaths and made 12 million people homeless. The resulting hatred between the two countries is the main source of conflict in Kashmir nowadays," the article said. Concluding on a cautionary note, the daily said chaos in the country will likely be "controllable owing to the flexibility of its political system, tolerance of its society, the patience of its people and improved governance". "It is unlikely that conflict and chaos will evolve into a subversion of its system and bring adversity to its people," the article said in the end.

Born of chaos, India lumbers amid turmoil, says China daily

India is receiving a &quot;massive influx&quot; of foreign investments which will greatly enhance its ability to develop the manufacturing sector and China should &quot;keep calm&quot; and start working on a more effective growth strategy for the new era, a state-run newspaper said today.

&quot;This massive influx of investment by foreign manufacturers is of great significance for India&#39;s economy, employment and industrial development,&quot; an article in the Global Times said.

&quot;China should be calm seeing India&#39;s rise. To cope with competition from India, China could start working on a more effective growth strategy for the new era now,&quot; the article&nbsp;said.

The influx of foreign manufacturers is addressing some of India&#39;s weaknesses and enhancing its manufacturing ability, with Chinese companies also playing an important role in the process, according to the article.

&quot;This is a repeat of China&#39;s introduction of foreign investment,&nbsp;which is why it is likely that India may succeed.

&quot;If in the past India lacked capital, a developed manufacturing sector and skilled manufacturing workers, the foreign manufacturing inflow is now helping India address the problem, backing up the governments Make in India initiative,&quot; it said.

The article listed a host of foreign companies including some of the Chinese firms which are investing in India.

&quot;It should be pointed out that what is happening in India occurred in China two decades ago. 
 
&quot;Just like what happened with China during its reform and opening-up, the arrival of foreign manufacturing will greatly enhance Indias ability to develop its manufacturing sector, which will help in cultivating a large number of skilled workers, managers and factories,&quot; it added.&nbsp;

An article in state-run Global Times said the "massive influx" of foreign investments in India will greatly enhance its ability to develop the manufacturing sector

India is receiving a "massive influx" of foreign investments which will greatly enhance its ability to develop the manufacturing sector and China should "keep calm" and start working on a more effective growth strategy for the new era, a state-run newspaper said today. "This massive influx of investment by foreign manufacturers is of great significance for India's economy, employment and industrial development," an article in the Global Times said. "China should be calm seeing India's rise. To cope with competition from India, China could start working on a more effective growth strategy for the new era now," the article said. The influx of foreign manufacturers is addressing some of India's weaknesses and enhancing its manufacturing ability, with Chinese companies also playing an important role in the process, according to the article. "This is a repeat of China's introduction of foreign investment, which is why it is likely that India may succeed. "If in the past India lacked capital, a developed manufacturing sector and skilled manufacturing workers, the foreign manufacturing inflow is now helping India address the problem, backing up the governments Make in India initiative," it said. The article listed a host of foreign companies including some of the Chinese firms which are investing in India. "It should be pointed out that what is happening in India occurred in China two decades ago. "Just like what happened with China during its reform and opening-up, the arrival of foreign manufacturing will greatly enhance Indias ability to develop its manufacturing sector, which will help in cultivating a large number of skilled workers, managers and factories," it added.

China should keep calm about India's rise: Chinese media

India is using the Dalai Lama as diplomatic leverage to challenge China&#39;s &quot;bottom line&quot;, Chinese state media said today, threatening that New Delhi may have &quot;underestimated&quot; Beijing&#39;s determination to protect its core interests.

The Chinese reaction to the Dalai Lama&#39;s visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh came in an article in the state-run Global Times, which is part of the ruling Communist Party publications and is known for striking nationalistic postures.

&quot;Beijing has voiced concerns over the issue, but New Delhi claimed that China shouldn&#39;t intervene in its &#39;internal affairs&#39;,&quot; the article said, referring to Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju&#39;s comments yesterday.

&quot;This is absurd,&quot; the article said.

Rijiju has said India never interfered in Beijing&#39;s affairs, has respected the &quot;One China&quot; policy, and thus China should not interfere in India&#39;s internal affairs or object to the Dalai Lama&#39;s visit. &quot;There is no political angle behind his holiness&#39;s visit to Arunachal Pradesh. It is completely religious.&quot;

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Separately, External Affairs Ministry has said that no &quot;artificial controversy&quot; should be created about the visit.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry is yet to react to Rijiju&#39;s comments or the External Affairs statement yesterday.

However, the state media asked India to &quot;overcome its suspicion&quot; of Beijing. &quot;China doesn&#39;t allow India to free ride on its economic growth while jeopardising Beijing&#39;s core interests.&quot;

It warned, &quot;New Delhi may have underestimated Beijing&#39;s determination to safeguard its core interests. Many countries have pledged not to extend invitations to the Dalai Lama. As the two largest emerging economies, China and India have great potential for cooperation.&quot;

Today&#39;s article also accused India of playing the &quot;Tibet card&quot; as it is dissatisfied with Beijing&#39;s stance on India&#39;s bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership and its attempts to add Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-backed militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), to a UN Security Council blacklist.

&quot;Therefore, Delhi attempts to play the Tibet card against Beijing,&quot; it said, adding that &quot;unlike his predecessors, India&#39;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have taken a different stance on the Dalai issue, raising public engagements with the monk and challenging Beijing&#39;s bottom line,&quot; it said.

India and China have had discussions on the two issues, yet the matters are far from being resolved, leading to strain in ties. Also, China is sensitive to the visit of the Dalai Lama, who it calls an &quot;anti-China separatist&quot;, to Arunachal&#39;s Tawang region which happens to be the birthplace in 1683 of the sixth Dalai Lama and is at the centre of Tibetan Buddhism.

China has in recent days upped its rhetoric on claims to parts of Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls southern Tibet, and even warned India of &quot;serious damage&quot; to ties if New Delhi allowed Tibet&#39;s exiled spiritual leader&#39;s visit to go ahead.

The article added, &quot;India is also exploring the option of linking the strategic border district of Tawang with a railway network, another provocation against Beijing. India has also invited a &#39;parliamentary delegation from Taiwan in February&#39;.&quot;

Citing other instances like the Dalai Lama&#39;s meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee in December, which Beijing sees as a &quot;provocation&quot;, it quoted Rijiju as having said to an international news agency in an interview that &quot;it&#39;s a behavioural change you are seeing. India is more assertive.&quot;

It said that the Dalai Lama is &quot;now openly used by India as a diplomatic tool to win more leverage.&quot;

Last night, another piece on the newspaper&#39;s website said India was using the Dalai Lama&#39;s visit to Tawang &quot;to upset&quot; China.

An unnamed Chinese analyst told the newspaper that the 14th Dalai Lama&#39;s visit to Tawang will hurt Sino-Indian ties.

&quot;The Dalai&#39;s visit to the controversial area, especially Tawang, which China hopes will be returned, will affect relations between China and India,&quot; the analyst from the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences told the paper on the condition of anonymity.

The analyst too pointed out the religious significance of the Tawang to Tibetans, saying it&#39;s the birthplace of the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso.

The analyst said this was not the first time India has used the Dalai Lama to express its displeasure to China, especially when bilateral talks fail to include their demands or to &quot;pander to domestic anti-China issues&quot;. PTI&nbsp;

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The state-run Global Times was commenting on the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh

India is using the Dalai Lama as diplomatic leverage to challenge China's "bottom line", Chinese state media said today, threatening that New Delhi may have "underestimated" Beijing's determination to protect its core interests. The Chinese reaction to the Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh came in an article in the state-run Global Times, which is part of the ruling Communist Party publications and is known for striking nationalistic postures. "Beijing has voiced concerns over the issue, but New Delhi claimed that China shouldn't intervene in its 'internal affairs'," the article said, referring to Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju's comments yesterday. "This is absurd," the article said. Rijiju has said India never interfered in Beijing's affairs, has respected the "One China" policy, and thus China should not interfere in India's internal affairs or object to the Dalai Lama's visit. "There is no political angle behind his holiness's visit to Arunachal Pradesh. It is completely religious." unlike his predecessors, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have taken a different stance on the Dalai issue, raising public engagements with the monk and challenging Beijing's bottom line × Separately, External Affairs Ministry has said that no "artificial controversy" should be created about the visit. The Chinese Foreign Ministry is yet to react to Rijiju's comments or the External Affairs statement yesterday. However, the state media asked India to "overcome its suspicion" of Beijing. "China doesn't allow India to free ride on its economic growth while jeopardising Beijing's core interests." It warned, "New Delhi may have underestimated Beijing's determination to safeguard its core interests. Many countries have pledged not to extend invitations to the Dalai Lama. As the two largest emerging economies, China and India have great potential for cooperation." Today's article also accused India of playing the "Tibet card" as it is dissatisfied with Beijing's stance on India's bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership and its attempts to add Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-backed militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), to a UN Security Council blacklist. "Therefore, Delhi attempts to play the Tibet card against Beijing," it said, adding that "unlike his predecessors, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have taken a different stance on the Dalai issue, raising public engagements with the monk and challenging Beijing's bottom line," it said. India and China have had discussions on the two issues, yet the matters are far from being resolved, leading to strain in ties. Also, China is sensitive to the visit of the Dalai Lama, who it calls an "anti-China separatist", to Arunachal's Tawang region which happens to be the birthplace in 1683 of the sixth Dalai Lama and is at the centre of Tibetan Buddhism. China has in recent days upped its rhetoric on claims to parts of Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls southern Tibet, and even warned India of "serious damage" to ties if New Delhi allowed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader's visit to go ahead. The article added, "India is also exploring the option of linking the strategic border district of Tawang with a railway network, another provocation against Beijing. India has also invited a 'parliamentary delegation from Taiwan in February'." Citing other instances like the Dalai Lama's meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee in December, which Beijing sees as a "provocation", it quoted Rijiju as having said to an international news agency in an interview that "it's a behavioural change you are seeing. India is more assertive." It said that the Dalai Lama is "now openly used by India as a diplomatic tool to win more leverage." Last night, another piece on the newspaper's website said India was using the Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang "to upset" China. An unnamed Chinese analyst told the newspaper that the 14th Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang will hurt Sino-Indian ties. "The Dalai's visit to the controversial area, especially Tawang, which China hopes will be returned, will affect relations between China and India," the analyst from the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences told the paper on the condition of anonymity. The analyst too pointed out the religious significance of the Tawang to Tibetans, saying it's the birthplace of the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso. The analyst said this was not the first time India has used the Dalai Lama to express its displeasure to China, especially when bilateral talks fail to include their demands or to "pander to domestic anti-China issues". PTI (PTI)

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