China claims the hangars are for civilian aircraft for nonmilitary use but CSISsays its satellite photos strongly suggest otherwise.
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“India is expected to allow only moderate tariff reduction on made-in-China products under the talks in a bid to preserve its domestic industries”.
Fumio Kishida said he had called China’s ambassador to protest against the “incursions”.
China’s military buildup in its manmade island in the disputed South China Sea calls into question the country’s willingness to abide by President Xi Jinping’s statement about the area, the U.S. has said.
Cautioning Japan against any firm response to its ships and fishing boats operating the disputed islands in the East China Sea, China On Monday asked Tokyo to deal with the issue with a “cool head” and not to take action that might complicate the situation. “India should consider this”.
According to Indian officials in Beijing, Wang will arrive in India on August 12 on a three-day visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take part in the G20 summit to be held in China’s Hangzhou city in the first week of next month followed by President Xi Jinping’s participation in the BRICS summit in Goa in October.
Current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the 88-year-old Ramos to act as his special envoy to pave the way for talks with Beijing after a ruling last month by an global arbitration tribunal invalidated China’s expansive territorial claims in a case put forward by the Philippines.
Yet the strong economic ties and the stumbling diplomacy could help defuse potential clashes. “In this regard, Wang Yi’s trip will offer concrete opportunities for India”, the daily said. “Two medium hangars and two large hangars are being built behind those for fighters at the south end of the airstrip, and will presumably be connected to the runway by an additional taxiway”, it said. “Regretfully, due attention has not been paid to the living conditions of those Indian firms”, it said.
Modi and Xi met in India in 2014 and in China a year later during two high-profile bilateral visits. “But of course that also depends on the attitude of the Chinese officials”.
Meanwhile, another article in the same daily accused India of blocking BRICS initiative to liberalize visa regime for member countries and said getting business visa to India has become a “pain in the butt”.
The Japanese Coast Guard said at least two of the 13 Chinese vessels have been in the Japanese territorial waters around the islands despite repeated warnings for them to leave.
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The Chinese ambassador justified the presence of its ships in the area on grounds that the Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu in Chinese), administered by Tokyo, are part of its territory, reported the Kyodo news agency.
