While China has been closely following the outcomes of the Obama visit, Chinese State media in recent days sought to play down any concerns China might have by the deepening of defence and maritime security ties between India and the US.br br India for its part has assured China that it will not join any efforts aimed at "containing" China - a message that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to repeat when she arrives in Beijing later this week - with Beijing blaming the US in recent months of allying with its neighbours, such as the Japan and the Philippines, to contain China's rise.