In a breaking development reported on December 31, China has entered the diplomatic credit war over the de-escalation of the India-Pakistan conflict. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi claimed on Tuesday that Beijing ‘mediated India-Pakistan tensions in May’ and adopted a ‘just stance’ to address the issue. This assertion follows repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that his administration intervened to stop the potential war. The report notes that Beijing now ‘wants a turn’ after Washington, despite India’s firm rejection of third-party intervention and its stance that the ceasefire was achieved through direct bilateral communication.
