China sees rising India as rival; wants to curb its ties with US: Report

Team Udayavani, Nov 20, 2020, 10:02 AM IST

China perceives a rising India as a rival and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US and other democracies, a US State Department report said.

The Chinese government also seeks to force India to accommodate China’s ambitions by engaging economically, it added. “China is undermining the security, autonomy, and economic interests of many others in the region — such as member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including those in the vital Mekong Region, as well as the nations of the Pacific Islands,” it further said.

The 70-page report states that awareness has been growing in the US – and in nations around the world – that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has triggered a new era of great-power competition.