China perceives developing India as a “rival” and wants to restrict its strategic partnership with the US, Australia and Japan, said a report released by the US Department of State, PTI reported. 

The 70-page report states that Beijing seeks to displace America as the world’s foremost power and is undermining the security, autonomy and economic interests of many nations in the region.

“China perceives rising India as a rival and seeks to impel it to accommodate Beijing’s ambitions by engaging economically while constraining New Delhi’s strategic partnership with the US, Japan, Australia and its relations with other democracies,” the report said.

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“China is undermining the security, autonomy, and economic interests of many others in the region — such as member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including those in the vital Mekong Region, as well as the nations of the Pacific Islands,” the report added.

The report further noted that the prominent nations, which China wants to dominate, are Japan, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, and the Philippines — as well as emerging strategic partners such as India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan.

The report also acknowledged that China was the one who provoked fights along its disputed border with India. It also highlighted the outbreak of the contagious coronavirus from China’s Wuhan city that has globally killed 1,348,348 people, till now.