India's three demands have all been met by China! China has shown sincerity in improving Sino-India relations, and now it's up to India to take concrete actions. On August 19th, according to a report from India's Economic Times, the Indian media stated that during a two-day visit to India, China has made three commitments to India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and China has started responding to India's three requests.

The first one is that China has canceled the export restrictions on rare earths to India. The second one is that China has canceled the export restrictions on fertilizers to India. The third one is that China has canceled the export restrictions on tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to India. It is obvious that China has lifted important restrictions in these three areas at once, which are very important for India. Why did we impose these restrictions previously? This is actually a response to India's relevant actions.

For example, in the rare earths sector, India violated its commitments by selling rare earths imported from China to American military factories for profit, damaging our regulatory order. In response to India's import restrictions on various Chinese goods, we used the restriction of fertilizer exports as a countermeasure. As for tunnel boring machines, they are very crucial for India. On one hand, this is an essential construction equipment for India's large-scale infrastructure projects. On the other hand, India also uses this machinery in the construction of border military facilities.

This time, we have agreed to India's three requests at once, which is undoubtedly a great goodwill gesture towards improving Sino-India relations. Of course, relations between countries are always reciprocal. We have released goodwill to India, and we expect India to respond with actions. These actions may include resuming direct flights between China and India, lifting or reducing restrictions on Chinese investments, etc. What India will do next remains to be seen.

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