An Indian student in China has caused fury among Chinese citizens on social media on Friday after he made remarks that insulted China and Chinese people.
China-related hashtags and posts are trending on India's social media amid border tensions, with numerous posts containing insulting remarks and unsightly pictures reflecting negatively on China.
India, the largest democracy in the world, seemingly gets the support of Western democracies when there is a dispute between New Delhi and Beijing. But “the largest democracy” is just a label Western countries gave to India.
Following a fatal physical clash between Chinese and Indian border defense troops in the Galwan Valley region, some extreme anti-China groups and individuals in India have been promoting a China "boycott."
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that China and India have taken actions to ease tensions along the border in accordance with the consensus reached between the two sides. Some observers hailed the official statement as a clear sign that the recent border standoff between China and India is de-escalating.
The rise of anti-China sentiment in India is due to Indian nationalists' attempt to deliberately smear and defame China, Chinese analysts said, noting that calls to boycott Chinese products are likely to fail as these items, which have become pervasive in Indian daily life, are difficult to replace.
If India hastily joins a small circle that perceives China as an imaginary enemy, China-India relations will deteriorate. This is not in India's interests.
Cooperation is the only effective way to contain the pandemic.
As an ancient civilization, India is wise enough to avoid understanding China through biased US lens. It is in the interests of India to understand the real China and make correct and strategic judgments on this basis.
China and India account for two-fifths of the world's population, which is of great significance to humans to overcome this pandemic. The two countries have a lot of room for cooperation in overcoming COVID-19.
While the COVID-19 outbreak is causing disruption to the Indian economy, which has already experienced a significant slowdown over the past few quarters, the country is expected to cooperate with China to facilitate trade via efforts like working out mechanisms to reduce quarantine delays at ports, an Indian business representative said.
India is witnessing large-scale migration flows after businesses were shut down in cities amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with experts believing a situation that is most conducive to the spread of COVID-19 is taking shape in the country.
In the face of mounting epidemic pressure, India announced a three-week-long national lockdown, and despite such a time of adversity, Chinese companies already in the South Asian nation can offer help including aiding the locals to build makeshift hospitals like those in Wuhan if asked, Chinese experts suggest.
India's trade deficit with China was 391.7 billion yuan ($56.8 billion) in 2019, an official from China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) said at a press briefing on Tuesday, adding it is significant that the two countries strengthen cooperation. The deficit accounted for about 60 percent of India's total bilateral trade.
In May 2018, when Realme separated from Chinese vendor Oppo's business to specifically target the India market, Wang Shuo, chief marketing officer of Realme India, did not expect the spin-off strategy would yield to be such a hit.
In 2019, there were major changes in the traditional and non-traditional security situation of South Asia.
According to information currently available, China and the US may sign the phase one agreement arising from their trade negotiations. The trade war initiated by the US will be eased.
The association of BRICS has become one of the most important multilateral cooperation mechanisms in the world, during which think tanks from the five member countries have put forward many valuable and feasible policy suggestions, said participants attending a forum.