China’s State Media Reacts After India Predicts Prolonged Border Tensions

Chinese state media sharply reacted to comments by India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, who has called China a challenge for the “foreseeable future.” “India has an excessive suspicion and paranoia toward China’s rise. Seeing China as the ‘most formidable’ challenge makes no sense and has no chance of success for India. India does not need to ‘fear’ the so-called ‘China challenge’ China and India can and should be partners, avoiding becoming opponents, and certainly not enemies,” Chinese state media outlet Global Times said on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. China and India now consider each other geopolitical…