Kolkata, Nov 24 (PTI) In the backdrop of China's rising exports to India, former West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra Thursday took a dig at the Centre's dependence on trade with that country and termed it as a threat to the nation's security. <br> Mitra, who is currently the principal chief adviser to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, predicted that India's dependence on imports from China is set to double that of 2014.<br> "The dependence of India on China will widen Chinese premier Xi Jinping's Mona Lisa smile in the coming G20 summit in New Delhi September next year''.<br> Chinese exports to India has witnessed a rise of about 31 per cent.<br> "Modi regime's 'China nirbhar' (dependence on China) is a threat to India's national security. India's dependence on imports from China is set to double since 2014 ($60 billion to $120 billion in 2022). Now you can read more into Xi's 'Mona Lisa 'smile' at Modi at G-20," Mitra tweeted.<br> India and China's bilateral trade has continued to boom despite tension on the borders of the two countries, which has crossed US $100 billion for the second year in the first nine months of 2022. India's trade deficit has climbed to over US$ 75 billion, according to trade data released by Chinese customs.<br> The total bilateral trade amidst the military standoff in eastern Ladakh went up to US D 103.63 billion, registering a 14.6 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2021.<br> China's exports to India climbed to US$ 89.66 billion, registering an increase of 31 per cent, data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) said.<br> The India-China bilateral trade in 2021 hit a record high of over US$ 125 billion crossing the US$100 billion mark in a year when the relations touched a new low due to the standoff by the militaries in eastern Ladakh.<br> China's exports to India last year went up by 46.2 per cent to US$ 97.52 billion, while India's exports to China grew by 34.2 per cent to US$ 28.14 billion.<br> The trade deficit for India stood at US$ 69.38 billion in 2021, it added. PTI SCH KK<br>KK KK