Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Saturday congratulated India on the country’s 74th Independence Day and said both countries must strive to prosper together in peace and develop a close partnership.
In a tweet, Sun Weidong said,
While addressing the nation from ramparts of the historic Red Fort on 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today gave a stern message to both China and Pakistan saying that India is fighting both terrorism and expansionism effectively and is united in protecting its sovereignty.
It is to be noted that the face-off is part of an ongoing military standoff between China and India at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and near the border between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Recently, Sun had also said in the July issue of the embassy magazine that in any relationship, “there are ups and downs”.
He expressed, “The recent border issue and the unfortunate incident between China and India should not detract from the forward-looking vision of the bilateral partnership charted by our two leaders, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister
On Friday, the Chinese Embassy had issued a magazine titled ‘China-India Review’ urging India to “stop all provocative acts to ensure that such incidents will not occur again”, months after the clashes at the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh between the two sides left 20 Indian soldiers dead and said the two sides need to build trust rather than suspicion.
