China is doing this work against India, America claims in the midst of Russia-Ukraine war
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In the US, a senior official of the Biden administration has told lawmakers that China takes provocation against India all the time, as it does in the case of America. The official claimed that the US administration is committed to cooperate in strengthening India's defense capability to deal with these antics of China. Relations between New Delhi and Beijing are currently going through a tense phase due to China violating agreements on non-deployment of troops along the eastern Ladakh border. US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu on Wednesday.He told the Senate's Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counter-Terrorism Affairs, "As China is posing challenges to the US, it continues to provoke India as well. Beijing also recently released a new map showing large parts of Arunachal Pradesh in Chinese territory and given Chinese names to its cities. "We are committed to driving progress in our key defense partnership," Lu said. We will also continue to enhance cooperation in intelligence sharing and emerging areas such as space and cyberspace, in addition to strong naval cooperation. Its purpose is to strengthen India's defense capability in dealing with China's provocation. Lu also referred to the recent Quad countries ministerial meeting in Melbourne. He said he was impressed by the determination of all Quad partners to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region.