Dismissing the recent Pentagon report that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed nuclear capable missiles against India as “unfounded” and “contrary to facts”, China on Wednesday said the claims were made with “ulterior motives”.
“Such comments are unfounded. Both China and India have always been committed to developing strategic cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement to PTI here.
“For many years, through the joint efforts made by two sides, China and India border areas have maintained peace and tranquillity on the whole,” the spokesperson said when asked to comment on the Pentagon’s report.
The Pentagon report, titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China had said China has deployed more advanced and survivable solid-fuel nuclear capable CSS-5 MRBM missiles against India as a “deterrent posture”.
— PTI