China says ties with India friendly

Kazakhstan News.Net
Tuesday 9th February, 2010

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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