China tries raising Kashmir in UNSC, gets no support

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On the first anniversary of Indias revocation of the special status of J&K, China tried to initiate a discussion in the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the issue, but failed to find support from the international community. It was Pakistan which had sent a request in the form of a letter for the discussion.
India later said it firmly rejected Chinas interference in its internal affairs and urged Beijing to draw proper conclusions from such “infructuous” attempts. “This was not the first time that China has sought to raise a subject that is solely an internal matter of India,” said New Delhi.
China sought to raise the issue during the all other business section. Representatives of the US and other countries though said it was not the right place for this bilateral issue. China was the only country to argue that the UNSC is the right place to discuss Kashmir.
“Nothing came of the discussion — no action or report,” said an Indian government source.
China has been critical of India's reorganisation of J&K, and has particularly criticised New DelhRead More – Source

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