China was keen to avoid an India-Pakistan clash. In the discussions with top-level Indian officials, China offered to list Azhar in return for India’s de-escalation. In 2016 and 2017, when China repeatedly blocked Azhar’s listing, it used to ask India to negotiate directly with Pakistan on the issue.
from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-rejected-chinas-terms-for-ban-on-jem-chief-masood/articleshow/69153459.cms
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