China backs Pakistan on Kashmir, India Must Back Quighers And Tibetans For Independence
The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan held their 2nd annual strategic dialogue on August 22 during which they discussed ways to enhance their all-weather bilateral ties, the Kashmir issue, progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Afghan peace process.
China has told Pakistan that it opposes any unilateral actions that complicate the situation after Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefed his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi of his country’s concerns regarding the situation in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
A joint Statement was issued saying “The Pakistani side briefed the Chinese side on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including its concerns, position and current urgent issues.
The Chinese side reiterated that the Kashmir issue is a dispute left over from history between India and Pakistan, which is an objective fact, and that the dispute should be resolved peacefully and properly through the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements. China opposes any unilateral actions that complicate the situation. “
Wang and Qureshi reiterated that the enduring China-Pakistan all-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership is beneficial to international and regional peace and stability, and serves the mutual security and development interests of both countries as well as of international community and regional countries.
Both sides agreed to continue their firm support on issues concerning each other’s core national Interests.
The Chinese side reiterated that Pakistan and China are iron brothers and Pakistan remains China’s staunchest partner in the region and that China firmly supports Pakistan in safeguarding its territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.
Beijing also said it supported Islamabad independently choosing a development path based on its national conditions, striving for a better external security environment and playing a more constructive role on international and regional affairs, the release said.
India has been maintaining that China has no locus standi in commenting on Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi has previously told Beijing that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir ‘has been, is and shall continue to be an integral part of India.’
Now in view of the joint statement of China And Pakistan on Jammu & Kashmir, India should have a joint meeting with the Tibetan Government in Exile to discuss the problems being faced by the subjugated Tibetans forced to live under oppressive conditions imposed by the Communist China with help of the PLA.
Even the representatives of Quighers should be invited for the above conference as they too are facing gross Human Rights violations in Xinjiang and living under inhuman tortures at the hands of PLA. These have been brought out in great detail by Western journalists
