“As for the tension between Pakistan and India, recently Chinese side has been in communication with both sides through different channels,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing in Beijing on Thursday. Describing itself as a ‘friendly neighbour,’ it moots direct bilateral talks to iron out the wrinkles. China on Thursday signalled that it was actively engaged in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan, using multiple channels, to prevent a spillover of friction between New Delhi and Islamabad in the region. “As for the tension between Pakistan and India, recently Chinese side has been in communication with both sides through different channels,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing in Beijing. ‘A friendly neighbour to both’“China is a friendly neighbour to India and Pakistan.

Source: The Hindu September 29, 2016 12:56 UTC