Amid heightened tensions on the border between India and China, Alice Wells, the top US diplomat for South and Central Asia, hit China on May 20, saying the tensions reminded the world of Beijing's "threat." China slammed as "nonsense" the remarks
Jeff Smith, Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington and author of 'Cold Peace: China-India Rivalry in the Twenty-First Century,' says her remarks are significant with the U.S. in the past that have not always expressed support on the boundary issue. The U.S., he says, wants to ensure that it is capable of facilitating stronger security ties with countries in the region concerned about the rise of China.
