Border dispute with India is a legacy of the past, it does not tell the full picture of bilateral relations: China’s army

China’s military on Thursday said the border dispute with India was caused by past decisions or incidents and it would not be right to link the issue to the overall relationship as it does not paint the complete picture of bilateral relations. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of National Defense, made this comment while answering a question at a press conference here. He was asked about External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s reported statement that China had violated bilateral consensus in 2020 and deployed a large number of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), resulting in the Galwan Valley clash. Was. In May 2020, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had deployed troops in eastern Ladakh, leading to a violent clash between the soldiers of the two countries in June 2020. In this, 20 Indian soldiers were martyred and at least four Chinese soldiers also lost their lives.

Wu reiterated Beijing’s claim that Galwan Valley is located on China’s side of the western sector of the LAC and the related incident occurred when Indian troops violated consensus and unilaterally provoked. “Therefore, the responsibility lies entirely with the Indian side,” he said. India is pressurizing the PLA to withdraw troops from Depsang and Demchok areas. India has been saying that relations cannot be normalized as long as the situation on the borders remains abnormal. At the same time, China has been continuously emphasizing on not linking border disputes and bilateral relations and working to create normalcy. Wu said that in the last three years, China and India have communicated and coordinated through military and diplomatic channels. He said the armies of both the countries have held 20 rounds of Corps Commander level meetings and are mainly working towards reducing tension on the border by withdrawing troops from four places – Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake, Hot Springs and Jiannan Daban (Gogra). Have agreed to contribute.

“The border dispute with India is caused by past decisions or incidents, but it does not reflect the full picture of bilateral relations,” Wu said. “Therefore, it is wrong and inappropriate to link the border issue to the overall relationship,” Wu said. will be. This goes against the common interests of the two countries.” He said, ”We hope that the Indian side will support the Chinese side on enhancing strategic mutual trust, appropriately resolving differences and safeguarding peace and stability in the border areas. Asked about the next round of corps commander-level meetings, Wu said the ministry will release information about it at an appropriate time.

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