BEIJING – Chinese state media reveals the reasons behind US PresidentDonald Trump’s visit to India.
China’s state-backed media has expressed concern over US President DonaldTrump’s two-day visit to India, with an op-ed in *Global Times* noting onSunday that Beijing must “pay sufficient attention” to the two-day statetrip that begins on Monday.
“Some analysts believe arms sales are one of Trump’s goals in his visit toIndia. However, the US doesn’t merely want to make money,” an articlepublished in *Global Times *on Sunday evening said.
“Although Trump is a real estate tycoon, he doesn’t care about petty gainsbut aims at reshaping global relations, which is part of the USIndo-Pacific Strategy,” the *Global Times* op-ed went on to say.
“Such a situation is undoubtedly detrimental to China,” it expressedconcern.
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The Global Times further pinned its hopes on India’s non-aligned policy,but added that, “… there is discord in India-China relations with manyIndian people vigilant toward China, so in the current context, ifChina-India ties cannot move on, the US will take the chance to exert moreinfluence on India and make New Delhi increasingly reliant upon Washington.”
“It is not that important whether Trump inks some deals with Modi duringhis visit.
What matters is what his trip will bring to the strategic situation. Chinashould see through the visit and pay more attention to the long-term USstrategy,” *Global Times*, which has the backing of the ruling ChineseCommunist Party (CPC) said.
