tirsdag 28. juli 2026

India takes exception to Beijing’s claim that it respects China’s sovereignty

India has on Jul 24 taken strong exception to remarks attributed to its External Affairs Minister S Jaishakar by China, saying New Delhi’s position towards it on the “Taiwan and Tibet issues” had remained unchanged and that, in particular, it respects China’s sovereignty.

Responding to questions at his weekly media briefing about the Chinese foreign ministry’s account of Jaishankar’s meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Manila on Jul 22 – on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit and ASEAN-related foreign ministers’ talks – Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has said India had consistently respected China’s sovereignty, but China had violated India’s territorial integrity.