NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday (Jul 22) to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies, as Washington's ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically.
India had a chance to move "supply chains away from China and reduce its reliance on Chinese companies in areas like telecommunications, medical supplies and others," Pompeo said at the US-India Business Councils India Ideas Summit, being conducted online.
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"India is in this position because it has earned the trust of many nations around the world, including the United States," Pompeo said.
The US administration has squarely blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic and accused Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd of cyberspying and facilitating human rights violations in China, charges Huawei and Beijing deny. The United States has also lambasted China's new national security law for the former British colony of Hong Kong.
The United States has told China to close its consulate in Houston in a dramatic deterioration in ties between the world's two biggest economies amid accusations of Chinese espionage.
India's relations with China have strained following a border clash in the Himalayas last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
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Pompeo accused the Chinese of initiating the conflict, also denied by Beijing.
"The recent clashes initiated by the PLA (People's Liberation Army) are just the latest examples of the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) unacceptable behaviour," Pompeo said.
India, which recently banned dozens of Chinese apps in the country, including the popular TikTok video app, has not yet taken a call on Huawei after allowing the Chinese telecoms company to participate in trials for 5G networks.
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NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday (Jul 22) to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies, as Washington's ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically.
India had a chance to move "supply chains away from China and reduce its reliance on Chinese companies in areas like telecommunications, medical supplies and others," Pompeo said at the US-India Business Councils India Ideas Summit, being conducted online.
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"India is in this position because it has earned the trust of many nations around the world, including the United States," Pompeo said.
The US administration has squarely blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic and accused Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd of cyberspying and facilitating human rights violations in China, charges Huawei and Beijing deny. The United States has also lambasted China's new national security law for the former British colony of Hong Kong.
The United States has told China to close its consulate in Houston in a dramatic deterioration in ties between the world's two biggest economies amid accusations of Chinese espionage.
India's relations with China have strained following a border clash in the Himalayas last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
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Pompeo accused the Chinese of initiating the conflict, also denied by Beijing.
"The recent clashes initiated by the PLA (People's Liberation Army) are just the latest examples of the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) unacceptable behaviour," Pompeo said.
India, which recently banned dozens of Chinese apps in the country, including the popular TikTok video app, has not yet taken a call on Huawei after allowing the Chinese telecoms company to participate in trials for 5G networks.
India is the world's main geneRead More – Source
