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China extends olive branch to India after US seeks discussion on Hong Kong

The reconciliatory messages came after weeks of simmering tensions on both Eastern and Western frontiers between the two countries

China extends olive branch to India after US seeks discussion on Hong Kong
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On May 5, the Chinese side took offence to the construction of a road by India on its own side in the Pangong Tso Lake area

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China extended reconciliatory messages to India after the US requested for an immediate online UN Security Council meeting to discuss a new legislation for Hong Kong to crush all dissent.

The US mission at the UN said that China's proposed national security law for Hong Kong is a "matter of urgent global concern that implicates international peace and security, and warrants the immediate attention of the UN Security Council".

Infuriated by the move, China's Ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun tweeted that Beijing "categorically rejects the baseless request of the US for a Security Council meeting" and "legislation on national

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