China grew harsher after COVID-era blame, says Foreign Secretary Misri

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said China felt blamed and stigmatised by the world during COVID-19, which hardened its attitude towards the outside world and led to a draconian lockdown at home. Speaking at a Mumbai conclave on October 31, he recalled the Galwan Valley clash during his tenure as ambassador, when lives were lost at the LAC for the first time in nearly 50 years.