China's official Global Times published an Op-Ed on January 20, 2015, showing its pique at US President Obama's visit to India and the growing warmth in Indo-US relations. It said that "The US is only treating India as a pawn in its rebalancing strategy to the Asia-Pacific region". Conceding that "developing a good relationship with India will help Washington seek more support in international affairs and reduce the influence of emerging powers such as China in Asia" the paper added that the two countries are undoubtedly getting closer, but, it might be not as wonderful as it appears, because they both build their ties by taking advantage of each other. It said "Pakistan, trade, emissions issues could frustrate closer Indian-US ties". The Global Times Op-Ed said the US has never treated India as an equal friend and the global strategic background at present is the reason it values India so much. It said that cultivating India as a partner will enhance the US influence in international affairs as well as the global economy and that India represents a singularly positive opportunity for Washington's "rebalancing" strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. It concluded: "Developing a good relationship with India will help Washington seek more support in international affairs and reduce the influence of emerging powers such as China in Asia. In this regard, the US is only treating India as a pawn in its rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region."
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