China issues travel alert to its citizens in India, asks them to pay close attention
India and China have increased forces along the border Bhutan protested.
Amidst the stand off, China has issued a travel advisory to all its nationals in India. The notice issued to the Chinese nationals in India asks them to pay close attention to their personal safety and local security situation.
The notice was issued by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on July 7.
There was talk on for a week that an advisory by the Chinese government for its citizens in India would be issued. On Friday, the embassy issued the alert just before the meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20. The two leaders did not meet formally, but praised each other for the role played at BRICS.
The Indian embassy in Beijing says that the Chinese tourists arriving in India has gone from 21,152 in 2003 to more than 2 lakh in 2013. Moreover several firms in India employ Chinese nationals.
India
and
China
have
increased
forces
along
the
border
Bhutan
protested
about
the
People's
Liberation
Army
troops
building
a
road
in
the
strategic
location
close
to
the
'Chicken's
Neck' tri-junction.
Indian
troops
intervened
on
June
16
on
behalf
of
Bhutan
to
stop
the
road
construction
by
the
Chinese.
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