Despite the serious nature of its standoff with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese officials have always tried to downplay the severity of the crisis.
Washington: China has warned American officials to back down and not interfere in its relationship with India, the Pentagon has said in a report to the Congress, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Despite the serious nature of its standoff with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese officials have always tried to downplay the severity of the crisis. Instead, Beijing’s seeks to show its intent to preserve border stability and prevent the standoff from damaging other areas of bilateral cooperation with India, the Pentagon said in a report on Tuesday, November 29.
“The PRC (People’s Republic of China) seeks to prevent border tensions from causing India to partner more closely with the United States. PRC officials have warned US officials to not interfere with the PRC’s relationship with India,” the Pentagon said in its latest report to the Congress on Chinese military buildup.
The Pentagon has said that throughout 2021 there has been no letup in PLA deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build up along the LAC, along the India-China border. Talks between the two sides to restore normalcy and status quo have made little headway.
In early May 2020, Chinese and Indian forces faced off in clashes with rocks, batons, and clubs along the LAC. The standoff has triggered the buildup of forces on both sides of the border.
“Each country has demanded the withdrawal of the other’s forces and a return to pre-standoff conditions, but neither China nor India have agreed on those conditions,” the Pentagon report said
“The PRC blamed the standoff on Indian infrastructure construction, which it perceived as encroaching on PRC territory, while India accused China of launching aggressive incursions into India’s territory,” it added.
Since the 2020 clash, the PLA has maintained continuous force presence and continued infrastructure build up along the LAC.
The 2020 Galwan Valley incident was the most serious clash between the two nations in the past 46 years, the report said.
On the June 15th, 2020, patrols violently clashed in Galwan Valley resulting in the death of approximately 20 Indian soldiers and four PLA soldiers, according to PRC officials, it said.
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