China says Japan-India cooperation 'should not target' Beijing
The two countries also signed $12.3 billion in investment deals and agreed to co-develop a naval radio antenna for maritime surveillance.
- On Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed in New Delhi to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, aiming to strengthen supply chain resilience in strategic sectors.
- Takaichi warned of the "weaponisation of the economy" as the two nations seek to cut dependence on China, which controls about 70% of global rare earth mining and nearly 90% of its processing.
- Businesses from the two countries concluded investment deals worth US$12.3 billion, while Modi and Takaichi unveiled an economic partnership framework and a defence pact to co-develop military hardware.
- On Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said cooperation between nations "should not target" Beijing, warning such initiatives should not serve as a pretext for "exclusive small groupings."
- Both nations, members of the Quad, also expressed "serious concern" regarding the East China Sea and South China Sea, while tensions remain high over Taiwan and Beijing's recent export blacklist of 20 Japanese entities.
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'India-Japan Cooperation Should Not Target Or Harm Third Party': China
China stated that bilateral cooperation between India and Japan should not harm any third party. Beijing made the remarks while responding to a question on India-Japan cooperation on critical minerals and supply chain resilience after talks between PM Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi.
China wants unilateral rights to rare earth minerals. When India engaged with Japan to streamline the supply of these minerals, China became irritated. Now, China maintains that cooperation between the two countries should not be aimed at targeting or harming the interests of any third party.
"Under the pretext of cooperation, neither should exclusive blocs be formed nor should opposition and confrontation be encouraged," said Guo Jiakun, spokesman for China's foreign ministry.
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