A government source stated that Beijing had been given a letter "in recent days" informing the Chinese government that Italy would not be renewing the pact.
Interestingly, the Congress party is now desperately raking up the China issue in a bid to project the Modi government's approach towards China as 'weak'. However, the party and its prince Rahul Gandhi have on several occasions expressed their admiration for China openly.
After securing power for the third term in the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has "ensured complete control" of and loyalty from the army
China has been receiving a lot of international criticism on the issue of Human rights violations of Uighur Muslims. Besides, China passed the Hong Kong National Security Law which faced widespread criticism both at the national and international levels.
Earlier in October last year, Taiwan informed that 148 Chinese aircraft entered the country's air defence zone in the Southern and southwestern sectors. The island nation had emphasised that about its resolve for peace but cautioned that it would defend in case of attacks.