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China says Sino-India border generally stable amid Arunachal tensions
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.
China said the Sino-India border situation is 'generally stable at the moment', according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.
Beijing declined to comment on reports of stepped-up Chinese military activity near the Arunachal Pradesh border.
India called border matters with China 'most serious', saying peace along the Line of Actual Control is of 'utmost importance'.
India and China held the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs last week.
India rejected Beijing's criticism of its formal identification of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling the state an 'inalienable and integral' part of India.
- Who
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, along with officials from India and China involved in border affairs talks.
- What
- China stated the Sino-India border is generally stable but declined to comment on reported military activity near Arunachal Pradesh; India stressed the utmost importance of peace along the Line of Actual Control and rejected Beijing's criticism over naming 27 places in the state.
- Where
- The Sino-India border, including Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri region and the Line of Actual Control.
- When
- Wednesday, August 12 (per the PTI dateline from Beijing); the 36th China-India border affairs meeting was held last week.
- Why
- Amid reports of aggressive Chinese troop posturing near Arunachal Pradesh, as the two sides work to rebuild ties that came under strain after the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes.
India's Position
China's Position
Status of Arunachal Pradesh
India's Position
Arunachal Pradesh is an 'inalienable and integral' part of India, and nothing can change this 'indisputable reality'.
China's Position
China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet.
Naming of 27 places
India's Position
India formally identified 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names and dismissed Beijing's criticism.
China's Position
Beijing criticized India's decision to formally identify the 27 places and geographical features.
Border situation assessment
India's Position
India considers border matters with China 'most serious' amid reports of aggressive Chinese troop posturing in Upper Subansiri.
China's Position
China says the border situation is 'generally stable at the moment' and declined to comment on reports of increased military activity.
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."”
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