China infringes on India's press freedom; issues diktat 'Don't mention Taiwan as nation'

In a heavy-handed email, Chinese Embassy in India on Thursday, instructed Indian media persons to 'stick to Indian government's stance on Taiwan' while reporting on upcoming 'National Day of Taiwan'. email asked Indian media to t violate 'One China policy', shockingly ordering India to t refer to Taiwan as a 'country or nation' or Taiwan's 'leader' as 'President'. Taiwanese embassy has replied to this saying 'Get lost'. 

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China's diktat to Indian media?

Infringing on Indian media's press freedom, email read:

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7th round of LAC talks

This development comes ahead of 7th round of talks between Corps Commanders on October 12. After six rounds of military talks and five rounds of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) talks, next talks too will include an MEA diplomat - Naveen Srivastava along with XIV Corps Commander headed by Lt General P G K Men, taking over from Lt General Harinder Singh. In previous round of talks, two sides which met after 50 days, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on stabilizing situation along LAC, agreeing to stop sending more troops to frontline and refraining from unilaterally changing situation on ground.

Moreover, two countries' foreign ministers have reached to a five-point consensus on continuing dialogue and quickly diseng, while houring all existing agreements and protocol on China-India boundary affairs. Over time, Chinese People's Liberation Army has retreated from Finger 4 area and Patrol point 14 along LAC, while India pre-empted PLA activity on Sourn Bank of Pangong Tso Lake capturing positions of 'strategic importance' in Fingers area.  20 jawans were martyred on June 5-6 amid a violent face-off between Indo-China troops at LAC's Galwan Valley.

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Taiwan's bid to be part of WHO

Amid recent outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Taiwan has been asserting its sovereignty, demanding its representation at World Health organisation (WHO). In WHO's  World Health Assembly in May, China agreed to a WHO-led probe into origins of COVID-19, as Assembly agreed to postpone debate on matter of Taiwan's re-entry into WHA  for next few months. India which recognises China's 'One-China' policy, was caught in a conundrum between two as Indo-China relations were deteriorating at that time prior to Galwan clashes at LAC.

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