In the back and forth between India and China over banning of 118 Chinese apps including popular gaming app PUBG, Beijing's latest salvo seems to be rather poetic.
Beijing on Thursday cited Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the popularity of yoga in China to slam India, subtly warning New Delhi not to join the US' 'clean network' programme.
The Chinese foreign ministry said just like the popularity of Tagore’s poems among Chinese citizens did not constitute an 'infiltration' or 'threat', similarly PUBG should not be construed as a threat by India.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry however was more direct in its warning. A statement by them said, India has abused national security by imposing 'discriminate restrictions' on Chinese companies.