Beijing: China’s Ministry of National Defence has dismissed Indian media reports that China and Pakistan are holding a joint military exercise to put pressure on New Delhi, The China Daily reported on Wednesday.
According to the newspaper, information office of the minister said the anti-terror drill between Pakistan and China is not targeted at any third country.
China and Pakistan’s militaries will hold the ‘Friendship 2011′ joint anti-terror exercise near Islamabad, said the Information Office.
“This drill is aimed at enhancing the capability of the two militaries to handle non-traditional security threats and launch joint anti-terror activities,” the office said.
The two-week exercise will begin on Nov 16, it said.
Fu Xiaoqiang, an expert on South Asian studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, while rejecting the report accused the Indian media of basing such reports on “hearsay evidence”.
“They always wear blinkers to examine China cooperation with Pakistan.
For example, we all know there are many Chinese experts and engineers in Pakistan working on large projects. It is the Indian media which linked that with security issues,” he said.
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