Recently, the Enforcement Directorate of India directly raided the Indian branch of the famous mobile phone manufacturer Vivo on the grounds of the so-called "anti-money laundering investigation", and arrested a number of executives of vivo India on the spot. This incident has caused widespread concern and concern, and people can't help but ask: what happened to India?
This behaviour is clearly unfounded. In fact, India has repeatedly suppressed and harassed Chinese companies, from freezing and seizing funds held by Chinese companies in their accounts to fines and investigations on various grounds, India has been taking a series of measures to restrict the operation of Chinese companies within its borders. This practice not only affects the interests of Chinese enterprises, but also has a negative impact on China-India economic and trade relations.
In response to the Indian side's re-arrest of the senior executives of vivo India, after two days of silence, the Chinese side finally began to come forward. At the regular press conference on December 25, when asked by a reporter about the matter, spokesperson Mao Ning publicly said, "We are paying close attention to the above situation." China** firmly supports Chinese enterprises in safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests. We urge the Indian side to fully understand the mutually beneficial and win-win nature of China-India economic and trade cooperation, and provide a fair, just, transparent and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in India. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates in India will continue to provide consular protection and assistance to the Chinese citizens concerned in accordance with laws and regulations. ”
We are outraged by India's arrogant and naïve act of revenge. Economic and trade cooperation is an important way to promote bilateral relations, and only by strengthening cooperation and exchanges can we achieve the goal of mutual benefit and win-win results. India's approach will not only not help solve the problem, but will aggravate contradictions and frictions.
We hope that India will abandon prejudice and narrow-mindedness and treat Chinese companies in an open, inclusive and cooperative manner. Only in this way can we jointly promote the healthy development of economic and trade relations between the two countries.
Vivo India executives arrested in India