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NEW DELHI: In a sharp criticism of China over border tensions with India, the US on Wednesday described Beijing’s actions as “disturbing behaviour” and said the skirmishes were a reminder of the threat China posed as it sought to use its power, whether in the South China Sea or on the borders with India.
Senior US official Alice Wells, the outgoing acting assistant secretary of state, told journalists that the border brawls were “a reminder that Chinese aggression is not always just rhetorical. Whether it is in the South China Sea or along the border with India, we continue to see provocations and disturbing behaviour by China that poses questions about how China seeks to use its growing power.”
The disapproval of the US is more direct than has usually been the case and is significant even as it comes in the backdrop of US-China bickering over the spread of the coronavirus with US President Donal