Pakistan's diplomacy is thriving, and India is not happy about it! On July 25, our Wang Yi met with Pakistan Army Chief General Munir in Beijing, while on the same day, US Secretary of State Rubio met with Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishak Daud in Washington. Our Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that China always places Pakistan in the priority position of its neighborhood diplomacy, and is willing to work with Pakistan to implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, further deepening the all-weather cooperative relationship.
US Secretary of State Rubio claimed that he thanked Pakistan for its cooperation in combating terrorism and maintaining regional stability. It is not surprising that Pakistan maintains a close relationship with China. What is surprising is that in the context of Sino-US rivalry and the US promoting the Indo-Pacific strategy, Pakistan can also maintain good relations with the US, which is very unexpected. Everyone knows that one of the focuses of the US Indo-Pacific strategy is to bring India into line to counter us. But now, the US-Pakistan relationship is getting better, and India is clearly very upset.
At the time when the US and Pakistan held ministerial-level talks, Indian media expressed discomfort, saying that US Secretary of State Rubio praised Pakistan for its cooperation in combating terrorism and maintaining regional stability, which is quite absurd and an insult to India. Obviously, compared to India and Pakistan, it is clearly Pakistan that is maneuvering well between China and the US, not India. Of course, why is the US paying attention to Pakistan now? This is both a recognition of Pakistan, but also in some ways a move to suppress India.
The air battle between India and Pakistan was fought brilliantly by Pakistan, which significantly reduced India's importance in the Indo-Pacific strategy. The US must have realized that India's containment of China will not work. Moreover, in the economic and trade field, India is also imitating us, confronting the US head-on. The US approaching Pakistan is essentially a suppression of India, hoping that India will choose to cooperate with the US. However, as a country with ambitions, India definitely cannot swallow this. Seeing the US intensifying its efforts, India must have realized that improving relations with China may be the way out for India.
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