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China is trying to bring about a course correction to improve its relations with India while keeping its close strategic ties with Pakistan intact, according to a prominent Chinese think-tank today.
"Chinese policy is clear. While developing relations with Pakistan will do no harm to India-China relations. Similarly China-India relations will not be at the expense of China-Pakistan relations," said Cuil Liru, President of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
To emphasise his point, Cuil told foreign journalists here today that in future India and Pakistan will understand China's policy. It will be understood by more and more people in the region.
Acknowledging that people in India has a different perception of close China-Pakistan relations, with apprehensions that it targeted against India, he said the Sino-India relations looked up despite this.
"China-India, China-Pakistan relations have different backgrounds. People in India have a different opinion about this. Some thought China-Pak relationship targeted India. In my opinion it is an unnecessary concern," he said.
He tacitly acknowledged that China's policy to improve ties with India was guided by India's rise in status following its progress in recent years.
"At present development in India is much more noticeable than Pakistan. India enjoys much more status than Pakistan," he said.
Where as Pakistan faced difficult situation inside and outside compared to India in view of the rise of militancy. It is understandable for China to help Pakistan to tide over the difficult situation as China is friendly neighbour of Pakistan, he said.
But any improvement in situation in Pakistan is conducive to India and the region, he added.
China's policy to improve ties with India was also borne by the observation that India-Pakistan relations may take a long time to improve considering the complex issues, he said.
A similar sentiment was expressed by Chinese Foreign Ministry official recently at an informal briefing quoting a Chinese proverb which says that "when we make new friends, we don't forget old ones".
If Pakistan is forced into serious troubles, it's not good for India, Pakistan or China, he said.
China trying to improve ties with India: think-tank - Express India
"Chinese policy is clear. While developing relations with Pakistan will do no harm to India-China relations. Similarly China-India relations will not be at the expense of China-Pakistan relations," said Cuil Liru, President of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
To emphasise his point, Cuil told foreign journalists here today that in future India and Pakistan will understand China's policy. It will be understood by more and more people in the region.
Acknowledging that people in India has a different perception of close China-Pakistan relations, with apprehensions that it targeted against India, he said the Sino-India relations looked up despite this.
"China-India, China-Pakistan relations have different backgrounds. People in India have a different opinion about this. Some thought China-Pak relationship targeted India. In my opinion it is an unnecessary concern," he said.
He tacitly acknowledged that China's policy to improve ties with India was guided by India's rise in status following its progress in recent years.
"At present development in India is much more noticeable than Pakistan. India enjoys much more status than Pakistan," he said.
Where as Pakistan faced difficult situation inside and outside compared to India in view of the rise of militancy. It is understandable for China to help Pakistan to tide over the difficult situation as China is friendly neighbour of Pakistan, he said.
But any improvement in situation in Pakistan is conducive to India and the region, he added.
China's policy to improve ties with India was also borne by the observation that India-Pakistan relations may take a long time to improve considering the complex issues, he said.
A similar sentiment was expressed by Chinese Foreign Ministry official recently at an informal briefing quoting a Chinese proverb which says that "when we make new friends, we don't forget old ones".
If Pakistan is forced into serious troubles, it's not good for India, Pakistan or China, he said.
China trying to improve ties with India: think-tank - Express India
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