China echoes Trump, says it mediated in India-Pakistan tensions

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said "tensions between India and Pakistan" were among the list of hotspot issues "mediated" by China this year.

New Delhi has been maintaining that the May 7-10 conflict between India and Pakistan was resolved through direct talks between the DGMOs (Director General of Military Operations) of the armies of the two countries. India has also consistently maintained that there is no place for any third-party intervention in matters between India and Pakistan.

"This year, local wars and cross-border conflicts flared up more often than at any time since the end of WWII. Geopolitical turbulence continued to spread," Wang said, speaking at the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations in Beijing. "To build peace that lasts, we have taken an objective and just stance, and focused on addressing both symptoms and root causes," he added. "Following this Chinese approach to settling hotspot issues, we mediated in northern Myanmar, the Iranian nuclear issue, the tensions between Pakistan and India, the issues between Palestine and Israel, and the recent conflict between Cambodia and Thailand," he said.


China's role in the May 7-10 Operation Sindoor came under serious scrutiny and criticism, especially the military assistance provided by Beijing to Islamabad. On the diplomatic front, China, on May 7, called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint even while expressing regret over India's airstrikes.