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New Delhi has been maintaining that the May 7-10 clash between India and Pakistan was resolved through direct talks between the DGMOs (Directors General of Military Operations) of the armies of the two countries. In a May 13 press briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs had said, “With regard to the ceasefire and what role other countries played, etc., the specific date, time and wording of the agreement were worked out between the DGMOs of the two countries in their phone call on May 10, 2025 at 15:35 hrs.” India has also consistently said that there is no room for interference by any third party in matters related to India and Pakistan.
“This year, local wars and cross-border conflicts flared up more frequently than at any time since the end of World War II. Geopolitical unrest continued to spread,” Wang said, speaking at a symposium on the international situation and China’s foreign relations in Beijing.
“To build lasting peace, we have taken an objective and equitable approach, and focused on addressing both the symptoms and the root causes,” he said. “Following this Chinese approach to settle hotspot issues, we mediated in Northern Myanmar, Iranian nuclear issue, tensions between Pakistan and India, issues between Palestine and Israel and the recent conflict between Cambodia and Thailand,” he said.
This year, China’s role in the Operation Sindoor conflict of 7–10 May between India and Pakistan came under severe scrutiny and criticism, particularly the military assistance provided by Beijing to Islamabad.
On the diplomatic front, China expressed regret over India’s air strikes on May 7 and also called for restraint from India and Pakistan. Responding to questions over Indian air strikes on the first day of Operation Sindoor and rising tensions between India and Pakistan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said, “China finds India’s military operation this morning regrettable.”
A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement, in an apparent reference to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, said “China opposes all forms of terrorism” and urged both sides to exercise restraint in the interest of peace.
But China’s active military support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May has become a stark reminder of the negative impact of closer China-Pakistan ties on Beijing’s relations with New Delhi. For its part, China, whose arms exports account for over 81 per cent of Pakistan’s military hardware, tried to play down India’s vice army chief Lt Gen Rahul R Singh’s claim that Beijing used the conflict as a “living laboratory”, and refused to directly respond to his allegation.
General Singh said China’s strategy during Operation Sindoor was based on its ancient military strategy of “36 strategies” and was to hit the opponent with a “borrowed knife” to reinforce the point that Beijing had given all possible support to Pakistan to inflict pain on India.
In his speech on China’s foreign policy initiatives, Wang talked about the good pace of improvement in relations between India and China and Beijing’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in Tianjin in August this year.
“Also, this year, we invited the leaders of India and the DPRK to China. China-India relations witnessed good momentum, and the traditional friendship with the DPRK was strengthened and advanced”, he said, adding that the SCO summit was a resounding success.
China’s engagement with neighboring countries has entered a new stage of rapidly building a community with a shared future, he said.
On BRICS, he said, “The 20-member BRICS family becomes more prosperous. And BRICS cooperation becomes stronger under the expanded format.”
“This year, economic globalization suffered a serious blow. The tariff war jolted international trade rules and disrupted the global economic order. It became inevitable to choose between openness and isolation”, he said in an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump imposing unilateral tariffs against China and other countries.
He said the China-US relationship is one of the most consequential bilateral relations in the world today.
“The strategic choices of both countries will decide the course of world history,” he said.
He said, “On key issues of principle, we maintained a firm and clear stance. On issues related to China’s core interests, we responded with force and made our point.”
At the same time, he said, we engaged with the US to achieve cooperation, promote a more rational, objective view of China, and resolve differences through consultation and dialogue. Both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with their frequent talks, “have guided the giant ship of China-US relations through a crisis and steered it in the right direction”, he said.
China and the United States should find solutions to their respective concerns on the basis of equality, mutual respect and reciprocity, and find the right path for the two major countries to come together.