(7 May 2025)
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Beijing, China – 7 May 2025
1. Wide of Chinese Foreign Ministry briefing
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China finds India’s military operation early this morning regrettable. We are concerned about the ongoing situation.”
4. Reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“India and Pakistan will always be each other’s neighbors that cannot move away. They’re both China’s neighbors as well. China opposes all forms of terrorism.”
6. Reporter
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“We urge India and Pakistan to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, remain calm, exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may further complicate the situation. We are willing to work together with international community to play a constructive role in easing the current situation.”
8. Reporters
9. Lin listening to question
10. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China is dedicated to promoting peace and negotiations to safeguard the regional peace and stability. We also noticed both sides of India and Pakistan expressed that they do not want to escalate the situation.”
11. Reporters
12. Lin listening to question
STORYLINE:
China called for restraint on both sides on Wednesday after India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations.
At least 26 people including a child were killed as of midday Wednesday and Pakistan’s leader called it “an act of war.”
Pakistan said it had shot down several Indian fighter jets in retaliation as three planes fell onto villages in India-controlled Kashmir.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing that China was "concerned" by the ongoing situation.
“China finds India’s military operations early this morning regrettable,” Lin said.
“India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbors that cannot move away. They’re both China’s neighbors as well. China opposes all forms of terrorism,” he said.
Lin added Beijing would be willing to work with the international community "to play a constructive role in easing the situation".
India said it struck infrastructure used by militants linked to last month’s massacre where gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Indian Hindu tourists, in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.
India blamed Pakistan for backing the attack but Islamabad denied the accusation.
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