“The time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade or force the People’s Republic of China to change. There is nothing to be gained by looking away or turning the other cheek. We’ve been doing that for far too long, ”O’Brien said, clearly alluding to the growing exasperation with China and intensifying the rhetoric as the US elections approach.
The US statement comes days before the next round of talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders in Ladakh, scheduled for October 12. India and the US will also hold the next round of ‘2 + 2’ meetings between Foreign and Defense ministers on October 26-27 in New Delhi and it is significant that O’Brien pointed to the concentration of Chinese troops on the line. real control (LACQUER) in Ladakh.
“The territorial aggression of the Chinese Communist Party is evident on its border with India, where China has tried to take control of the actual line of control by force.” The comments coincide with the statements of the US secretary of state. Mike pompeo, who said on Friday that India is facing a buildup of 60,000 troops in eastern Ladakh. Pompeo, who has led the US diplomatic effort against China, spoke after attending the Quad’s second ministerial meeting in Tokyo earlier this week.
“The Indians are seeing 60,000 Chinese soldiers on their northern border,” Pompeo said after returning from Tokyo, where he met with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, along with his counterparts from Japan and Australia. The Quad meeting was closely watched around the world, being the most important counterweight to China and its moment amid the border confrontation and China’s abrasive behavior with other neighbors as well.
“I was with my foreign minister counterparts from India, Australia and Japan, a format we call Quad, four great democracies, four powerful democracies, four nations, each of which has a real risk associated with the threats that the Chinese communist is trying to impose. Party. And they also see it in their home countries, ”Pompeo said.
O’Brien said the United States had strengthened its partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. “An important partnership that will be one of the most important for the United States in the 21st century, India, is thriving,” he said. The Quad meeting seemed to emphasize the coming together of various countries in an effort to counter China militarily and economically.
This week, he will see US Under Secretary of State Steve Biegun in India to lay the groundwork for the ‘2 + 2’ meeting with Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla. From March onwards, Shringla and Biegun have held a series of meetings to coordinate approaches on Covid, as well as to get economies back on track after the pandemic. Last month, India, Japan and Australia signed a pact for resilient supply chains, a factor that has grown in importance as countries seek to diversify from overdependence on China.
O’Brien noted that countries from Europe to Australia were taking steps to limit their exposure to Chinese spying, particularly on 5G. “Carriers such as Jio in India, Telstra in Australia, SK and KT in South Korea, NTT in Japan and others have banned the use of Huawei equipment on their networks. The Trump administration is aggressively investigating and prosecuting economic espionage,” he said. .
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