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India, China Review LAC Situation, Boundary Delimitation in Talks
India and China are two big countries that share a very long border.
Sometimes they do not agree on exactly where the border line should be.
To talk calmly about this, leaders from both countries hold special meetings.
They recently held their 36th such meeting in New Delhi.
At the meeting, they talked about the border line and how to manage the area.
They also talked about rivers that flow between the two countries.
They agreed to keep talking through official channels to solve problems and avoid misunderstandings.
Around the same time, a video on social media showed soldiers from both armies standing near each other and claimed the Chinese army had crossed the border.
The leader of Arunachal Pradesh, a state in India, said the video was not true.
He said the Indian Army firmly controls and watches over the area.
India and China held their 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi to review the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The talks covered boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism-building and trans-border cooperation.
Indian Joint Secretary (East Asia) Sujit Ghosh and Chinese Director General Hou Yanqi led their respective delegations.
Both sides agreed to continue using diplomatic and military channels, including local commander-level meetings, to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstanding along the LAC.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu dismissed as false a viral video alleging a fresh standoff and 60km Chinese intrusion in Taksing.
- Who
- India and China, represented by Indian Joint Secretary (East Asia) Sujit Ghosh and Chinese Director General Hou Yanqi
- What
- The 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs (WMCC), reviewing the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and discussing boundary delimitation, border management and trans-border cooperation
- Where
- New Delhi; the discussions concerned border areas along the LAC, including the Taksing circle of Arunachal Pradesh
- When
- Held on Thursday, with the Ministry of External Affairs statement issued on Friday
- Why
- To maintain peace and tranquillity in border areas and resolve outstanding boundary issues
Viral Video Claim
Official Rebuttal
Fresh standoff in Taksing, Arunachal Pradesh
Viral Video Claim
A viral video allegedly shows an Indian army commander objecting to the high presence of Chinese troops, noting there were initially 43 Chinese soldiers, and claims a 60km intrusion by the Chinese army.
Official Rebuttal
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu termed the videos false, stating that the Indian Army firmly controls and monitors the territory.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 36th WMCC meeting
- Indian lead
- Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs
- Chinese lead
- Hou Yanqi, Director General, Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
- Key topics
- Boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism-building, trans-border cooperation
- Prior milestone
- Follow-up to the outcomes of the 24th SR Talks
- Agreement
- Continue using diplomatic and military channels, including local commander-level meetings
- Context
- Viral video claimed a fresh standoff and 60km Chinese intrusion in Taksing, Arunachal Pradesh
- Official response
- CM Pema Khandu called the video false; Indian Army firmly controls and monitors the territory
Quotes
Ministry of External Affairs
Official representative of the Indian government
“As a follow up to the outcomes of 24th SR Talks, two sides held detailed exchanges on issues related to boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism‑building and trans‑border cooperation.”
deccanchronicle.com
“They also had 20 men on ground, but initially there were 43 Chinese troops.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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