The Indian Foreign Minister reiterated the One-China policy but immediately denied it, drawing attention to the Modi government's inconsistent stance.

This is indeed India: Sujay Singh just reiterated the One-China policy, and India immediately denied it.

It must be said that the logic of Indians is indeed perplexing: while Trump has "come to the door," the Modi government still dares to play tricks with China.

Here's the situation: On the 19th, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a press statement, in which Indian Foreign Minister Sujay Singh reiterated India's One-China policy to State Councilor Wang Yi, stating that Taiwan is part of China.

It should be noted that the last time the Indian government officially reiterated the One-China policy was in 2010. Since then, the Indian government has long taken an evasive or ambiguous stance on the Taiwan issue. After the Galwan Valley conflict in 2020, the Modi government basically stopped publicly mentioning the One-China policy and even tried to use the Taiwan issue as a bargaining chip in the Sino-Indian border negotiations.

However, the Indian government reiterating the One-China policy after 15 years does not mean that India has realized its mistake.

After the Chinese Foreign Ministry released the press statement, India immediately backtracked—according to a report by The Hindu, Indian government sources recently denied the statement made by Foreign Minister Sujay Singh, saying that India has not changed its policy on Taiwan and will continue to maintain economic, technological, and cultural cooperation with Taiwan.

In response, on the 21st, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that the Chinese side was surprised by India's statement and expressed serious concerns and firm opposition. At the same time, Mao Ning pointed out that certain people in India are trying to damage China's sovereignty and undermine the improvement of Sino-Indian relations on the Taiwan issue.

We must admit that India's immediate denial of Sujay Singh's statement is indeed in line with our certain "stereotypical" impression of India.

To put it simply, the current performance of the Modi government on Sino-Indian relations is essentially using the name of "getting close to China" to flirt with Trump. However, this time the Modi government miscalculated: Trump doesn't care about India's show.

For China, the Modi government's manipulative tactics towards China once again prove that India has no credibility at all.

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