China-india Military Ties

The Chinese military said on Thursday that it "always attached importance" to relations with the Indian and Pakistani counterparts and was ready to make more efforts to advance the ties, but kept silent over the absence of ships from its all-weather ally at the fleet review of the 70th anniversary celebrations of China's navy.

China's growing assertiveness and economic heft across Asia, combined with a newly reticent United States, is making countries in the region wonder if and when they'll have to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

Any moves by India to step-up military ties with Vietnam to counter China will create "disturbance" in the region and Beijing will not "sit with its arms crossed", state media said today, taking exception to a report that New Delhi plans to sell surface-to-air Akash missiles to Hanoi.

The China-India border situation is generally stable, a top Chinese general has said and hoped that the two sides would properly handle their disputes and improve the communication mechanism to safeguard peace and stability in the border areas.

The Chinese military said on Thursday that it "always attached importance" to relations with the Indian and Pakistani counterparts and was ready to make more efforts to advance the ties, but kept silent over the absence of ships from its all-weather ally at the fleet review of the 70th anniversary celebrations of China's navy.

China's growing assertiveness and economic heft across Asia, combined with a newly reticent United States, is making countries in the region wonder if and when they'll have to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

Any moves by India to step-up military ties with Vietnam to counter China will create "disturbance" in the region and Beijing will not "sit with its arms crossed", state media said today, taking exception to a report that New Delhi plans to sell surface-to-air Akash missiles to Hanoi.

The China-India border situation is generally stable, a top Chinese general has said and hoped that the two sides would properly handle their disputes and improve the communication mechanism to safeguard peace and stability in the border areas.