Your Economy Can't Afford More Shocks: China Threatens India

Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has warned that “India needs to be careful about being involved” in the United States-China rivalry.

“With nationalist sentiment on the rise in India, there have been some voices calling for the Indian government to join the new Cold War and exploit its position for more gains. Such irrational voices are nothing but misleading, which should not represent the mainstream voices and sway the Indian government's stance,” an article from the news paper said.

It further said that India has "little to gain" from engaging in a US-China conflict and had "more to lose which is why the Modi government needs to face the new geopolitical development objectively and rationally.”

The article further warned that under the current circumstance, India needs to be “careful not to include the US factor in its handling of any problem in its relations with China, otherwise it will only complicate the issue.”

Threatening New Delhi over economic ties, China further said, "If in a new Cold War, India leans toward the US or becomes a US pawn attacking China, the economic and trade ties between the two Asian neighbors will suffer a devastating blow. And it would be too much for the Indian economy to take such a hit at the current stage."

Citing the increasing coronavirus cases and the recession forecast, China stated that the "crippling Indian economy cannot afford any more shocks".

On May 29, China has rejected US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate between India and China on what he called "the raging border dispute."