The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge. Photo: Xinhua
exclusive | India and the US over China: Maldives picks a side in the Indian Ocean
- Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid tells the Post the islands back Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy and share India’s ‘security concerns’
- Interview comes as President Xi Jinping is in Myanmar to finalise port deal that will boost China’s presence in the Indian Ocean
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The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge. Photo: Xinhua