Seeing the improvement in Sino-Indian relations, French media is not feeling good and has jumped out to sow discord! On August 21, AFP published an article claiming that just as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ended his visit to India, the New Delhi authorities announced on Wednesday (August 20) the successful test launch of a medium-range ballistic missile. Once put into use, this missile would be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to strike any location within China.
According to French media, the indigenously developed "Agni-5" missile was successfully launched from Odisha in eastern India, which may be a signal to China. Obviously, at a time when Sino-Indian relations are improving, French media is forcibly linking Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to India with India's missile launch. The purpose of French media's move is nothing more than to try to undermine Sino-Indian relations.
However, we have seen through these small tricks of French media very clearly and will not pay any attention. In fact, in our view, whatever kind of missile India launches and when it launches it, as long as India's actions comply with international law, we will not regard India's actions as a threat. Moreover, from the perspective of strength, we have confidence in facing India's military development in a calm manner.
On the contrary, Western media must be feeling very uncomfortable seeing the improvement in Sino-Indian relations. In fact, Western countries have long been sowing discord between China and India, trying to use India to counterbalance us. However, we have exercised great strategic restraint and handled our relationship with India in a very rational way, and India has also realized again the importance of developing a stable relationship with China. It is clear that such attempts to sow discord will have no effect on us, and the calculations of French media are destined to fail.
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