"Sino-Indian Ties Have Own Intrinsic Logic, Not Based On 3rd Party": China
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Dr S Jaishankar told China counterpart Wang Yi that it was necessary that China avoid viewing ties from perspective of relations with third countries.
China today said it agrees with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar's assertion that Beijing should not view its relations with India through the lens of a third country, saying that Sino-India relations have their own "intrinsic logic".
Dr Jaishankar, who met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Dushanbe, conveyed that the two sides should work for an early resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
He also told the Chinese Foreign Minister that the two countries need to establish a relationship based on mutual respect for which it was necessary that China avoid viewing the ties with India from the perspective of its relations with third countries.
On Twitter, Dr Jaishankar said: "It is also essential that China does not view its relations with India through the lens of a third country."
