US says standing up to China only way to stop provocation and bullying

Amid ongoing India-China border standoff, US State Department said that only way to stop Chinese provocations is by standing up to m. A State Department spokesperson said that world is dealing with a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that seeks to repress its own people and bully its neighbours.

"As Secretary Pompeo has said on several occasions, what is so disturbing is emergence of a clear pattern of Beijing acting increasingly aggressively, both domestically and abro," spokesperson told ANI.

Ministry of External Affairs h revealed that People’s Liberation Army once again engd in provocative action on August 31 even as ground commanders of two nations were trying to deescalate situation. After revelation, US State Department said that it is closely monitoring India-China border standoff and hopes for a peaceful resolution.

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India-China border standoff

MEA said that that Indian Army foiled China’s attempt to unilaterally change status quo after it engd in provocative action on August 31. MEA official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that Indian Army h taken appropriate defensive measures along Line of Actual Control to safeguard national interests. 

Srivastava stressed that actions of Chinese Army were a clear violation of bilateral agreements between two countries to ensure peace on border. He reiterated India’s commitment to resolving all outstanding issues through peaceful dialogue and said that India h asked China to discipline its frontline troops from undertaking such provocative actions.

Separately, Pompeo told Fox News that entire world is w united against China’s belligerence and its unfair practices. He said nations like India, Australia, Japan, and South Korea are pushing back against China’s expansionist policies and aggressive behaviour in Indo-Pacific region. All nations that China encompasses as political and military targets with its expansionist policies and border skirmishes, as in case of India, have united with US, Pompeo asserted.

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