'Natural disasters, accidents occur in India': China issues second 'safety advisory' for its citizens

Amid ongoing stand-off over Doklam, China has issued a fresh advisory to its citizens residing in India asking them to pay attention to personal safety and local security situation.

Asking Chinese nationals to avoid unnecessary travel, the advisory listed a number of new safety threats.

The advisory, which is stronger than the previous one issued by the China, on July 8 is valid until December 31, 2017, reported Chinese state daily.

"Natural disasters, traffic accidents, and infectious diseases frequently occur in India," said the advisory.

"There were several cases of Chinese citizens who couldn't leave India because of the expiration of their visa," it added.

The advisory also reminded the Chinese citizens in India 'to be wary of the situations above in order to secure themselves a safe journey abroad'.

It also called on the Chinese citizens to 'pay close attention to the local security situation, improve self-protection awareness, strengthen security, reduce unnecessary travel.'

The advisory has also asked the citizens to strictly comply with the Indian laws and regulations and respect the local religious practices and customs.

Earlier on July 8, China issued a similar 'safety advisory' for its citizens traveling to India as well as to its nationals living in India, asking them to pay close attention to personal safety and local security, reported the People's Daily China.

This second advisory comes ahead of the September 3 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, which is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.