Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will take an unexpected visit to India

Reuters quoted an Indian official on the 23rd as confirming that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India on the 25th. It was the visit of the highest-ranking Chinese official following the deadly clashes on the Sino-Indian border in 2020.

Reuters quoted sources as saying that during Wang Yi’s visit to India, he plans to meet with Indian National Security Adviser Shri Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, focusing on discussions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Sino-Indian border in the Himalayas conflict.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on the 23rd that he currently has no information to provide. India’s foreign ministry also declined to comment on rumors of Wang Yi’s visit to India.

Currently, Wang Yi is attending the OIC meeting in Pakistan, and was originally expected to visit Nepal on the 25th as part of his South Asia tour.

“Honestly, China’s proposal (Foreign Minister Wang Yi) to visit India surprised many in New Delhi, a request that India did not expect.” International political analyst in New Delhi, “Flying Blind: India Seeks Global Leadership” Mohamed Zeeshan, author of Flying Blind: India’s Quest for Global Leadership, told this station, “Given the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, (Wang Yi’s visit) gives China the opportunity to play a role in the relationship between India and the West. to sow discord.”

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, India has maintained a similar caliber with China. Not only has it refused to condemn Russia, but also abstained from voting in the UN Security Council on whether to condemn Russia’s aggression. Russia, on the other hand, regards both China and India as friendly countries, and has established diplomatic and economic ties with India since the Cold War.

“Honestly, China’s proposal (Foreign Minister Wang Yi) to visit India surprised many in New Delhi, a request that India did not expect.” International political analyst in New Delhi, “Flying Blind: India Seeks Global Leadership” Mohamed Zeeshan, author of Flying Blind: India’s Quest for Global Leadership, told this station, “Given the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, (Wang Yi’s visit) gives China the opportunity to play a role in the relationship between India and the West. to sow discord.”