China says citizens arrested in India were tourists

[Hafizzz]

China says citizens arrested in India were tourists
China says citizens arrested in India were tourists | Reuters

Jan 20 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday that three of its nationals who were arrested in India on suspicion of money laundering and spying on border security camps were actually tourists who mistakenly crossed the border from Nepal.

"Related reports do not reflect reality. Recently, some Chinese tourists were on holiday on the Nepal-India border and mistakenly entered India and were detained by Indian police," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.

"China's embassy in India is finding out more details from the Indian side, and demands India deals appropriately with the situation," Hong added at a regular news briefing. He did not elaborate.

The arrests were made in Uttar Pradesh state close to India's border with Nepal, Indian police said on Wednesday, adding that the accused, including a woman, said they were employees of Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies .

Huawei said the company was aware of the arrests and was cooperating with local authorities to determine the facts.

The arrests came a few weeks after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited India in a display of warmth that, however, failed to lift the veil of suspicion between the two nations or resolve a disputed border, a legacy from their brief 1962 war.

Last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned that China, India's main rival for regional resources and geopolitical clout, was seeking to expand its influence in South Asia.

Those comments came after India briefly banned imports of Chinese telecoms gear over spying fears.

There is little doubt that they were tourists.

 

[webber]

3 people including a woman 'money laundering and spying'

indian jokes are lame

 

[Hafizzz]

3 people including a woman 'money laundering and spying'

indian jokes are lame

Maybe this will be a good opportunity for China to tell their would-be -tourist citizens not to travel to India.

 

[Paan Singh]

Maybe this will be a good opportunity for China to tell their would-be -tourist citizens not to travel to India.

indian tourism industry will die,if chinese wont come.

btw,special care is given to pakistani tourist and not to chinese tourist.
i have seen a lot here

 

[SXNJ]

Maybe this will be a good opportunity for China to tell their would-be -tourist citizens not to travel to India.

In fact, India is not the popular tourist destination in China indeed because of Indian unfriendly actions,many people go to Pakistan on business and also a lot of tourists like Nepal

 

[Spring Onion]

We already knew it. but Indians were taking their chances less they could pressurise China for change stand on staple visas

 

[SXNJ]

I think these guys are just curious so they take photoes,we need to get used to Indian style fuss and nerves

 

[Paan Singh]

In fact, India is not the popular tourist destination in China indeed because of Indian unfriendly actions,many people go to Pakistan on business and also a lot of tourists like Nepal

poor post.

how many of the chinese ppl know the unfriendly indian actions?
and wat india have done?
in india thousands of chinese workers work and do business.they are engineers or some may not be.

 

[SpArK]

poor post.

how many of the chinese ppl know the unfriendly indian actions?
and wat india have done?
in india thousands of chinese workers work and do business.they are engineers or some may not be.

Oh come on.. a few netizens opinion doesnt matter or change the ground reality.. Why are u responding.. Infact the tourism is rising ...

Tourism set for big take-off - People's Daily Online

Do not respond to all, let them be happy with whatever thoughts they have.. stop worrying over it.

 

[Hafizzz]

We already knew it. but Indians were taking their chances less they could pressurise China for change stand on staple visas

What you said make sense.

 

[cross1993]

India does not welcome Chinese tourists? This behavior is very bad.

Not only affected the tourism industry.

Detained civilians traveling, it will cause all the Chinese people's anger.
Is Chinese People, Not only China government.

Friendship requires communication. India would like to close the doors of communication?

 

[Paan Singh]

India does not welcome Chinese tourists? This behavior is very bad.

Not only affected the tourism industry.

Detained civilians traveling, it will cause all the Chinese people's anger.
Is Chinese People, Not only China government.

Friendship requires communication. India would like to close the doors of communication?

read post 9,then come out of lake

 

[ArjunaTheWarrior]

India does not welcome Chinese tourists? This behavior is very bad.

Not only affected the tourism industry.

Detained civilians traveling, it will cause all the Chinese people's anger.
Is Chinese People, Not only China government.

Friendship requires communication. India would like to close the doors of communication?

these chinese illegally entered India from Nepal ... were taking photographs of India military establishments on border ....

An Indian Pan Card was found from them(A PAN card is issued with so much delay in india was found so they are not tourists) ... 3 Chinese arrested in India are tourists not spies: China - The Times of India


so they are spies .... and shud be dealt with LAW of india ...

we dont **** care whether this makes chinese ppl angry or thr authoritarian govt angry ....

Spies should be dealt like spies ...

and tourist should be welcomed with bottom of our hearts ...

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

we dont **** care whether this makes chinese ppl angry or thr authoritarian govt angry ....

Spies should be dealt with spies ...

and tourist should be welcomed with bottom of our hearts ...

Unless they are Chinese, apparently.

 

[ArjunaTheWarrior]

Unless they are Chinese, apparently.

pakistan is THE biggest enemy of india ... they send terrorist to kill 100s of our countrymen,,,

still whn a tourist comes from Pakistan he gets everything free in India... we welcome him/her as our own....

so no chance that in a country like India ... chinese will be treated different...

remember india received Fa-hien, the first Chinese pilgrim to India stayed here during the Gupta dynasty... .. our ancestors treated chinese 2000 years ago as thr own... Indian culture is same still now...