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China has urged both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint as it reacts to New Delhi’s Operation Sindoor against terror camps in Pakistan. In the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian military conducted a tri-service operation, targeting nine terror targets in Pakistan. The attack was seen as a response to the devastating Pahalgam terror attack , which saw the death of 26 tourists at the hands of terrorists from Pakistan.
China has been a long-standing ally of Islamabad and has remained hesitant in taking a clear stance on the matter. On Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry called on both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and put peace and stability first." The response came when the Chinese foreign ministry was asked about comments on the recent military escalation. For hours, Beijing was silent on the events that unfolded in the neighbouring nations. The brief silence garnered the attention of many.
The Chinese ministry said in a statement that it “regrets India’s military action and is concerned about the current situation.” “China finds India’s military operation early this morning regrettable. We are concerned about the ongoing situation. India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbours. They’re both China’s neighbours as well,” the foreign ministry said.
However, Beijing made it clear that it rejects all forms of terrorism. “China opposes all forms of terrorism. We urge both sides to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, remain calm, exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may further complicate the situation,” the Chinese spokesperson added.
China’s bias for Pakistan
China has been a long-time ally of Pakistan, which emerges as a reason for this bias. After India took security measures following the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called China’s top diplomat Wang Yi over the phone and urged Beijing to support its call for an independent probe.
Meanwhile, Chinese representatives were also briefed by India after the attack. During the Uri attack, the same privilege was not given to the Chinese envoy. In his talks with Dar, Wang while stating that China is closely following the developments stressing that combating terrorism is a shared responsibility of the whole world, noted that China supports an impartial investigation as soon as possible, as the conflict does not serve the fundamental interests of either India or Pakistan, nor does it contribute to regional peace and stability.
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