IIndia and China began separation at Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area. There are rumors about President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Central Asia. Chinese politician Li Zhanshu supported Russia’s war in Ukraine. China celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chinascope brings you the latest developments from the past week in Chinese foreign affairs and society.
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In a surprise development, India and China have announced disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Gogra-Hotsprings region. The two countries issued a joint statement on 9 September. The process will be completed by September 12.
This statement was first issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 8 September. The next day, a statement appeared on the English-language website of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and nothing was seen on the Chinese version – until one more day later When a similar Chinese statement was issued.
“On 8 September, in accordance with the consensus reached in the 16th round of commander-level talks between China and India, the frontline troops of Chinese and Indian troops at Ganandaban (or Xian Daban) began to disengage as planned It is conducive to maintaining peace in the border areas.” Told Chinese version of the statement of the Minister of National Defense.
China DailyThe international edition of The Engagement has reported the engagement.
“With the disengagement, both sides have found a way to avoid a serious confrontation in the future, experts said, adding that it comes ahead of an important Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit,” China Daily reporterD.
Chinese state media reported official statements from the PLA and the Chinese Foreign Ministry in English, but little was reported in Chinese. Isolation was also not prevalent on the popular Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo.
The separation story started trending for some time on the Chinese search engine Baidu. The search term “Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the beginning of the disintegration between the Chinese and Indian armies” was 12th Most viewed news on search engines. The trend started after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning answered a question from Indian journalist Ananth Krishnan at a press conference.
“As agreed in the 16th round of the China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting, Chinese and Indian troops in the area of Xian Daban began to disengage on 8 September. This is the result of several rounds of talks over a period. Various The time between diplomatic and military establishments of both sides at levels. It is conducive to peace and tranquility in the border areas.” Told In response, Mao Ning.
While news channels in India have called the disruption a success, other areas where the PLA continues to deploy are still untouched. In the still heavily conflicted Demchok and Depsang areas, no progress was made in disintegration.
Several experts have said that Beijing wants the upcoming SCO in Uzbekistan to run smoothly. Therefore, the disintegration in the Gogra-Hotsprings region was a deal that the Chinese political leadership had to cut. Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of The Print discussed Disruption at his latest CutTheClutter event on YouTube.
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After rumors about Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia, new chatter emerged about the Chinese president’s first visit to Kazakhstan since Covid. So far, Russian news agency interfax And the Kazakh Foreign Ministry has said that Xi is due to visit the capital Nur-Sultan on Wednesday. We have also heard that after Kazakhstan, Xi will travel to Samarkand, Uzbekistan where he will attend the SCO summit at the end of the week. Chinese state media have yet to confirm Xi’s itinerary to Central Asia, which is not strange, as the top leadership’s visits can be fully confirmed a day before the actual visit.
Xi’s visit to Central Asia has significant implications for India-China ties, with a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely. If Xi visits, he is also set to face Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first since Russia launched a war in Ukraine. Multiple sources say that Xi will travel to Nur-Sultan and Samarkand, so it seems that these trips are moving forward.
Xi’s visit will also affect China’s COVID travel restrictions as many Chinese have not left the mainland since the pandemic began, and the government has discouraged them from making international travel plans.
Meanwhile, Li Zhanshu, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP) and China’s third most powerful politician, has completed his visit to Russia.
“We see that the United States and its NATO allies are expanding their presence near Russian borders, posing a serious threat to national security and to the lives of Russian citizens. We believe that the actions taken by Russia to protect its core interests Fully understand the need for all measures, we are providing our assistance, ”said Li Zhanshu in Moscow.
Chinese state media completely ignored Li’s comments on Russia’s war in Ukraine. We learned about Lee’s remarks from Russian state media press releases.
Lee 7. were in Moscow to attendth Eastern Economic Forum, which was a part of his 11-day visit to Russia, Mongolia, Nepal and South Korea. His speech in Moscow was titled ‘Advance the Process of World Multipolarization and Open a New Chapter in Regional Cooperation’.
“We strongly believe that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Putin, China-Russia relations will continue to rise to new heights in the new era, and China and Russia will certainly be able to follow a development path that is consistent with their own national adapt to the conditions,” informed of People’s Daily, Citing Xi’s comment.
Nepali media informed of That Lee is likely to visit Kathmandu on September 12 as part of the next leg of his tour. We have not received any confirmation of their plans from the Chinese state media.
Chinese politicians are traveling again for two years without any international travel due to the pandemic. This is a sign that Xi is confident of his strength in the CCP. We have 20. There is further evidence to confirm Xi’s elevation of status beforeth Party Congress. The Politburo of the CCP’s Central Committee held a meeting on 9 September to propose an amendment to the Chinese constitution that would further elevate Xi’s position by establishing his political philosophy as a unified ideology, according To Xinhua New Agency.
On 10 September, the people of the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong marked the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. A notable aspect of the festival is the moon worship, which is associated with the idea of rejuvenation and family reunification. chinese name for india, Yandu, The Sanskrit name for the moon is derived from. Is China indicating a new attitude towards India during this festival? We’ll have to wait and find out.
India is yet to buy these signs of reconciliation. Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey was in Ladakh for two days meeting To watch the army practice mountain prahar and take a stalk of disintegration.
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We often hear about regional tensions between Japan and China over the PLA’s actions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. But China’s new geopolitical role in Asia has a second-order effect on the Russia-Japan territorial dispute.
“Japan will continue to monitor the movements of these vessels with serious concern and will take all possible measures to conduct warning and surveillance activities in the waters around Japan.” Told Hirokazu Matsuno, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary.
Japan has opposed Russian military exercises in two of the four disputed islands in the Kuril chain north of the Tokyo-controlled northernmost island of Hokkaido. On Saturday, six Russian and Chinese ships were seen firing machine guns in the Sea of Japan, about 190 kilometers west of Cape Kamui on Hokkaido.
Meanwhile, Japan and the United States plan to host a summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Joe Biden in New York around September 20 to discuss the security situation in East Asia. China will be heavily focused on summit, Reuters reported informed of,
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that India will exit the trade component of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). Hashtags “India quits participating in the Indo-Pacific Economic Trade Dialogue” trended on Sina Weibo.
Social media users and bloggers have praised India’s decision and said that the US strategy to control China has “failed”.
“US” ‘white wolf with empty gloves’ disappointed: India categorically states that it is unprofitable to abandon its participation in Indo-Pacific trade talks. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which the United States will create with great fanfare wants, has ended a two-day meeting in Los Angeles, but as a major Asian power of India it said it had pulled out of the trade talks. One of the four pillars,” Told A financial blogger with over a million followers.
The author is a columnist and a freelance journalist, currently pursuing an MSc in International Politics with a focus on China from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He was previously a Chinese media reporter for the BBC World Service. He tweeted @aadilbrar. Thoughts are personal.
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