IN RESPONSE TO INDIAN CRITICISM, THE MALDIVES APPEALS TO CHINA FOR ASSISTANCE AND REQUESTS THAT IT SEND MORE VISITORS THERE.

 

President Muizzu of the Maldives requests that China bring more visitors in response to Indian criticism.

Muizzu referred to China as the island nation's "closest" ally during his speech at the Maldives Business Forum in Fujian Province on Tuesday, the second day of his five-day state visit to China.

President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives made an appeal to China on Tuesday to "intensify" its efforts to bring more tourists to his nation, following a wave of Indian travellers cancelling reservations due to a diplomatic spat sparked by his ministers' disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In his speech at the Maldives Business Forum in Fujian Province on Tuesday, Muizzu, who is currently on a five-day state visit to China, referred to China as the island nation's "closest" ally.