
China’s been aggressor against India, must be held accountable for failing to play by rules: US diplomat
India Today
A top US diplomat nominated by President Joe Biden as his next envoy to Beijing on Wednesday said that China has been an aggressor against India along the Himalayan border and must be held accountable for failing to play by the rules.
China has been an aggressor against India along the Himalayan border, a top American diplomat nominated by President Joe Biden as his next envoy to Beijing has told lawmakers, stating that the US must hold the Chinese government accountable for failing to play by the rules.
Nicholas Burns told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that the US will challenge China where it must, including when Beijing takes actions that run counter to America’s values and interests; threaten the security of the United States or its allies and partners; or undermine rules-based international order.

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