If India goes with the US, it will have to pay a heavy price: Chinese media threat

Beijing, Ta. 12 June 2020, Friday

While the conflict between India and Chinese forces in Ladakh is not over yet, the Chinese state media is not coming up with threats against India. The Chinese government's mouthpiece newspaper described the easing of tensions in Ladakh as a positive sign and also gave some advice to India. The Chinese newspaper advised India to focus on its domestic problem and maintain its old non-alignment policy. At the same time, India was threatened to maintain distance from the United States.

The newspaper quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying as saying. The foreign ministry said the two countries were trying to reduce tensions on the border. "Improving the situation on the border will to some extent provide more economic and trade opportunities to both the countries which will be in the interest of both the countries," the newspaper said. If tensions escalate, it will escalate into a conflict and then relations between the two countries are unlikely to improve. The way anti-China sentiment is emerging in India will have a political impact on bilateral trade. As the current situation looks positive, economic and trade cooperation between the two countries will increase in the future and the suffocating Indian economy will have a chance to breathe.

China and the US are moving towards a new Cold War and Australia-India strategic partnership on the other hand. If the Modi government chooses friendship with China, the economic ties between the two countries will be even stronger. But if India supports the US, it will have to pay a heavy price which will be difficult for India to bear.

The newspaper also mentions the impact of the Koro epidemic and lockdown on India's economy. At the same time, he advised the Indian government to be serious, saying there could be additional pressure on food supplies as locusts could attack India in the future. Earlier, when India responded positively to US President Donald Trump's invitation to join the G-7, Chinese media warned that India was playing with fire.