Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, addressing a special session of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Itanagar on October 9, 2021
Beijing: Objecting to Indian Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, China today said it firmly opposes the Indian leader’s visit there.
Naidu was in Arunachal on October 9, where he addressed a special session of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Itanagar.
“China urges the Indian side to earnestly respect China’s major concerns, stop taking any action that would complicate and expand the boundary issue, and refrain from undermining mutual trust and bilateral relations,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, said here today. He asserted that China’s position on the China-India boundary issue was consistent and clear-cut.
“The Chinese government has never recognized the so-called “Arunachal Pradesh” established unilaterally and illegally by the Indian side…,” he said.
He told India to instead take “real actions” to maintain peace and stability in the China-India border area, and help to bring China-India relations back onto the track of sound and steady development.
Meanwhile, responding to ex-Pentagon software chief Nicolas Chaillan’s statement that China is heading towards global dominance because of its advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber capabilities, Lijian opposed the “mud-slinging” at China under the pretext of cyber security. He added that China opposed “certain country’s pursuit of supremacy and wanton act to smear other countries and fool its people under the disguise of cyber security”.
Chaillan had said that he planned to testify to Congress about the Chinese cyber threat to US supremacy. Lijian claimed the Chinese government attaches high importance to the issue of cyber security and is committed to improving national cyber security. “Cyber security is a global challenge and no country can keep itself away from it. Maintaining cyber security is a shared responsibility of the international community. We oppose cyber attack in all its forms,” he said.
China called upon all countries to work together on cyber security, strengthen dialogue and cooperation “on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, jointly build a “great wall” against cyber threats and ensure that digital technology will truly deliver benefits to people”.
– global bihari bureau
