BEIJING: China on Friday turned down US President Donald Trump’s offer to moderate in between India and China to end their existing border standoff, saying the two nations do not need the intervention of a “3rd party” to settle their differences.
In a surprise relocation, Trump on Wednesday offered to “mediate or arbitrate” the raging border disagreement in between India and China, saying he was “ready, ready and able” to relieve the tensions, in the middle of the continuing standoff in between the armies of the two Asian giants.
Reacting for the first time to the US president’s offer, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated, the 2 countries did not want the “intervention” from a 3rd party to solve the present military standoff.
” Between China and India we have existing border-related systems and communication channels”, Zhao informed a media briefing here when inquired about Trump’s offer.
” We are capable of appropriately dealing with the problems between us through dialogue and consultation. We do not require the