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BEIJING: China said on Friday that cooperation between India and Japan “should not target” Beijing, after the leaders of the other two countries agreed to work more closely on critical minerals.
The strategic commodities, which are used in everything from electric vehicles and smartphones to jet engines and guided missiles, featured prominently during talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan’s Sanae Takaichi in New Delhi on Thursday.
Asked about the meeting, China’s foreign ministry said countries should work to “foster understanding and trust”.
“Cooperation between nations... should not target or harm the interests of third parties, let alone serve as a pretext for forming exclusive cliques or stoking confrontation,” spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a news conference.
