India is a brother, but China is like a long lost cousin found, Maldives ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal has said, asserting that his country would push ahead with Chinese projects despite Delhi’s concerns.
The Maldives will further embrace Chinese investment but is aware it risks getting caught between China and India, Faisal told the South China Morning Post. “China is like a long-lost cousin that we have found, a longlost cousin who is willing to help us,” he said on Thursday. “India is a brother. We are a family, we may quarrel and we may have arguments but in the end, we will sit down and resolve it,” the diplomat said.