Wading into the diplomatic firestorm over the remarks made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma, China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said it hoped the “relevant incident can be properly managed”.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry was asked to comment on the row at Monday’s daily press briefing by a Chinese television channel, which asked the spokesperson to comment on "recent remarks about Prophet Muhammed by India’s BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma” that had "sparked outrage among Muslim communities in India and Islamic countries.”
The spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded saying China’s Foreign Ministry “noted relevant reports”. "We hope the relevant incident can be properly managed,” he said. "China believes that different civilisations and different religions should respect each other and co-exist on an equal footing. It is important to abandon arrogance and prejudice and important to deepen recognition and understanding of one's own civilisation and differences from other civilisations, and promote dialogue and harmonious co-existence.”
