'China threat to rules-based world'

Army Chief General Pande says Beijing looking at geo-politics and trade as zero-sum games

- MAYANK SINGH

CHINESE belligerence is presenting a threat to the rules based international order, Army Chief General MK Pande commented on Friday, while mulling over the emerging geo-strategic issues that have relevance from India ’s perspective.

Speaking at the annual session of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, General Pande said, “Possession of political, economic, technological and military power has accorded it (China) a new position in the world order, which it intends to lead. With its economic heft, China has been looking at geo-political and trade engagements as zerosum games.”