China Reacts to India’s Strikes Under Operation Sindoor Targeting Terror Camps in Pakistan, PoK

China Reacts to India’s Strikes: In a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing said: “China expresses regret over India’s military actions this morning and is concerned about the current developments. China opposes all forms of terrorism. We call on both India and Pakistan to prioritize peace and stability, remain calm and restrained, and avoid taking actions that further complicate the situation.”

“China finds India’s military operation early this morning regrettable… India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbors. They’re both China’s neighbors as well,” it added.

The statement was issued by the Chinese foreign ministry as a response to an anonymous question: “Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan on the early morning of May 7, which met strong response from Pakistan. What’s China’s comment?”

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Earlier, Beijing had welcomed measures to cool down the situation between India and Pakistan, calling for a “fair and just investigation” into the attacks. In late April, Foreign minister Wang Yi also spoke to Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar expressing support for what he called Pakistan’s “resolute” action on terrorism.

China and Pakistan consider each other as “iron brothers”, signifying a close and strategic relationship. Earlier this week, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari met with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong with focus on the growing tensions between Pakistan and India in wake of the Pahalgam terror act.

“In recent years, the two countries have provided firm political support for each other, maintained close high-level exchanges, and advanced the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and cooperation in various fields, setting a good example for relations between countries,” Chinese President Xi Jinping had told Zardari when he visited Beijing earlier this year.

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Xi, according to state-run news agency, Xinhua, stressed that China always views its relations with Pakistan from a strategic perspective, and maintains a high degree of stability and continuity in its friendly policy toward Pakistan. He said that China will, as always, support Pakistan firmly in safeguarding its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, in combating terrorism, and in following a development path suited to its national conditions.

The Indian army launched Operation Sindoor, a targeted strike on nine “terrorist infrastructure" sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

India's ministry of defence said the action was in direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen and injured several others.

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