China is in a state of denial about India’s stand on the disputed South China Sea.
Two days after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague ruled that China had no historic rights over the South China Sea, the Chinese press has rolled out a list of 70 countries that have “publicly voiced” their backing for Beijing—and that includes India. Except that India hasn’t issued any such declaration of support so far. In fact, India’s government sort of said the opposite.