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China says Sino-India border generally stable amid Arunachal tensions

China says Sino-India border generally stable amid Arunachal tensions
Sino-India border ‘generally stable at the moment’: China · theprint.in

India and China are two big countries that share a border high in the mountains.

Sometimes the two countries disagree about where exactly that border is.

China said that things along the border are mostly calm right now.

But China did not want to talk about reports that its soldiers were getting more active near a part of India called Arunachal Pradesh.

India said that keeping peace on the border is very important.

India also said that the situation on the border could affect the whole relationship between the two countries.

The two countries had a meeting last week to discuss border issues.

They agreed to keep talking to each other and to keep the border peaceful.

A few years ago, there was a big fight at a place called Galwan Valley, and it took a long time for things to get better.

Both countries are trying to be friends again, but they still disagree about some parts of the border.

Key facts

Chinese spokesperson
Guo Jiakun, Foreign Ministry spokesperson
China's assessment
Sino-India border situation 'generally stable at the moment'
India's stance
Border matters with China 'most serious'; peace along the LAC of 'utmost importance'
India-China meeting
36th Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs held last week
Friction point
Reports of aggressive Chinese troop posturing in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri region
Place naming dispute
India formally identified 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh; Beijing criticized the decision
2020 clash
Deadly Galwan Valley clashes followed by a military face-off lasting over four years
October 2024 pact
India-China disengagement pact for Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh

Quotes

Guo Jiakun

Foreign Ministry spokesperson

“"The China-India border situation is generally stable at the moment."”
theprint.in

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