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BY Anand Singh

World News

Why China engages in diplomacy of silence on Pakistan

China has used diplomacy of silence on the India-Pakistan issue for decades. Even as Pakistan deployed several Chinese weapons against India during the recent conflict, Beijing, by not supporting Islamabad publicly, reinforced its aspirations -- a power broker that shapes the polities of the Asia-Pacific, and an arms supplier.

Pakistan is armed by China, with over 81% of its arsenal coming from the latter, but not always politically shielded by it.