China is playing a big game by giving loans to India’s neighbors! America warned Pakistan and Sri Lanka

A senior State Department official has said that the US is deeply concerned that China’s loans to India’s immediate neighbors – Pakistan and Sri Lanka – could be used for coercion. Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, told reporters ahead of Foreign Minister Antony’s visit to India that with regard to Chinese loans to countries adjacent to India, we are very concerned that the loans are being used for coercion. can be done.

The top US diplomat is visiting New Delhi on a three-day official visit from March 1 to March 3. Lu said the US is talking to countries in the region to make their own decisions and not be pressured by any external partner. “We are talking to India, talking to countries in the region about how we help countries make their own decisions and not decisions that can be forced by an external partner, including China,” Lu said. ” Earlier in the day, Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced that the board of the China Development Bank (CDB) has approved a USD 700 million credit facility to the country.

In response to a question, Lu said that there has been a serious discussion between India and the US on the issue of China. We’ve had serious conversations about China before and after this latest scandal over surveillance balloons. So I sincerely hope that the conversation will continue. Responding to a question, Lu insisted that the Quad is not a military alliance. “The Quad, in fact, is not an organization that is against any one country or group of countries. The Quad stands for trying to promote activities and values ​​that support the Indo-Pacific.