China claims no LAC stand-off with India

China claims no LAC stand-off with India

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 10:30 PM IST
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Beijing : Downplaying Indian Army’s removal of a Chinese hut on Indian soil following fresh incursion by the PLA, China on Monday said there is no “face-off” along the border in Ladakh and sought “clarification” from India on the issue. “As far as I know there is no such face-off, in the border area,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a media briefing here. “The Chinese border troops have been performing their duties on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC),” he said in response to a question on new stand-off at Depsang in Ladakh where Indian troops removed a hut built by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops that had camera and other facilities. This is a consistent position maintained by China since first Depsang stand-off broke out during the visit of Premier Li Keqiang in 2013 to India, asserting that the PLA troops are carrying out activities in their side of the border.

Since then, few more stand-offs have taken place in Ladakh region. A similar face-off took place at Chumar in Ladakh during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India last year.

It was resolved after several weeks of talks.       Hong said “the Chinese side is committed to maintaining peace and stability of the border region, we hope the Indian side can make clarification on this issue and work with us to maintain the peace and tranquillity of the border area”.

Pressed further to elaborate on China’s position, he said: “As I have pointed out, the Chinese border troops have been operating and carrying out relevant activities on the Chinese side of the control line and we are committed on maintaining peace and stability on the border area.”

He said the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border is an “important support or guarantee for the sustained development of bilateral relations”. -PTI

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