A new aggravation of the situation on the Indian-Chinese border in southern Tibet occurred last Friday. According to, which was voiced by the representative of the PLA command in the Western Theater of Operations, Colonel Long Shaohua, Chinese border troops were conducting routine patrols on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the eastern border, when Indian troops illegally crossed the line and blocked Chinese border guards. Colonel reported, that the PLA military professionally dealt with the situation and stabilized it.
According to Indian media, on Friday there was a clash between the two sides at the LAC border, which resulted in, allegedly, Soldiers on both sides received minor injuries..
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a briefing on Tuesday, that the current situation is “generally stable”, and asked India to comply with peacekeeping arrangements in the border region, signed by both parties.
We hope, that India will meet China, implements an important consensus, achieved by the leaders of the two countries, strictly respecting the spirit of the relevant agreements, signed by both parties, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border region, the Chinese edition of the Global Times quotes the words of the representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
After the conflict on the western section of the Sino-Indian border in 2020 both sides reinforced their military grouping in the disputed border area. In parallel, Beijing and New Delhi are taking steps to politically stabilize this issue.. The parties held a series of diplomatic rounds, signed a number of agreements, but it has not yet been possible to completely relieve tension in the LAC zone. Over the past 45 years of hand-to-hand combat between Indian and Chinese border guards occurred repeatedly, and 2020 year in one of these clashes even died 20 human.
Lin Mingwang, professor at the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, says, that historical disputes over the border areas between India and China have not been resolved. Wherein, stressed professor, clashes on India-China border rarely occur in winter. The expert believes, what, perhaps, India chose this time to start the conflict in an attempt to convey a certain message..
A new round of confrontation, provoked by New Delhi, Can mean, that the Indian leadership sends a signal to the outside world about the continuation of the confrontation between the two states. This is in line with India's strategy, which is trying to maintain good relations with the United States, who consider China their main rival in the international arena.
At the same time, Chinese experts are sure, that Friday's clash will not lead to a serious escalation and military confrontation between India and China, even in the disputed border area. The parties quickly extinguished the conflict and now declare their commitment to previously reached peace agreements.
The armies completed the disengagement of forces, the situation on the border between the two countries remains generally stable, and there are some good signs of stabilization and thaw in relations between the two countries, said Qian Feng, director of the research department of the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University.. Author:Alexander Grigoriev Photos used:Chinese Ministry of Defense website
