China says ties with India friendly
February 9th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, Feb 9 (IANS) A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Tuesday dismissed reports that a missile test by India poses a threat to China. and said China and India have friendly and cooperative relations.
India successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday, which some reports said put China’s major cities within its strike range.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu refused to comment on the reports at a regular news briefing, only saying that China-India relations maintain their good momentum, Xinhua reported.
“I don’t want to interpret or comment on the reports,” Ma said.
“The China-India relation is friendly and cooperative. China will not be a threat to India, and nor will India pose a threat to China,” he added.
“Bilateral ties will move forward with the joint effort of both countries,” Ma said.
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