Chinese intellectuals often blamed India’s plight on inherent character of its people: Shyam Saran

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“China’s negative popular perception of India emerged from the latter’s role as a street-side enforcer of the British rule. There was also deep resentment towards prominent Indian traders who flaunted their wealth from the Opium trade in Shanghai,” said former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said at the VP Dutt memorial lecture organised by the Institute of Chinese Studies.

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