China hopes that the military cooperation between India and the US will be conducive to regional peace and stability and not the opposite, Chinese Defence Ministry said today.
Asked about India and the US firming up close defence ties during the recent visit of US Defence Secretary James Mattis, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Col Wu Qian said China has noted the reports in this regard.
Mattis visited India from September 26-27 and held high- level bilateral talks.
“We hope that the military cooperation between India and the US will be conducive to regional peace and stability but not the opposite,” he said. China has a kept close watch on Mattis’ visit, which comes in the backdrop of New Delhi and Washington steadily stepping up defence ties. The US has offered to jointly manufacture F-16 fighter jets and has approved the sale of Guardian drones to India for long surveillance missions in the Indian Ocean where Chinese ships and submarines are increasing their presence.—
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