China urged India on Thursday to handle Taiwan issues with caution and avoid interference in the improvement of Sino-India relations following the opening of another Taiwan de facto consulate in Mumbai.

China on Thursday called on India to manage Taiwan matters "prudently", emphasizing that New Delhi should avoid actions that could affect Sino-India relationship. The statement came after Taiwan opened a new consulate office in Mumbai on Wednesday,

"China opposes any countries with ties with China to engage in any form of official contacts with Taiwan," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Nijjar was fatally shot in his pickup truck in June 2023 after he left the Sikh temple he led in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. An Indian-born citizen of Canada, he owned a plumbing business and was a leader in a movement to create an independent Sikh homeland, which is banned in India.

The brazen June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada sparked a diplomatic row with India that continues to escalate.