Keep border subject at ‘appropriate position’, give attention to long run ties, China tells India

China mentioned on Wednesday that it was dedicated to take care of peace and stability alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) because it urged India to place the boundary subject at an “appropriate position” and meet it “halfway” for the long run improvement of the bilateral ties.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin mentioned this at his media briefing as he parried questions on India’s assertion that consensus reached by the leaders on sustaining peace alongside the border can’t be swept below the carpet
Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri in his latest handle to the India-China dialogue discussion board mentioned that the importance of the consensus reached between leaders of the 2 nations to take care of peace alongside the LAC can’t be “swept under the carpet” and referred to as for the entire disengagement of troops in Eastern Ladakh to rebuild bilateral ties strained by the “serious incidents”.
In a candid handle to the ICWA (Indian Council of World Affairs)-CPIFA (Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs) digital dialogue on April 15, Misri additionally questioned the Chinese officers ignoring the “significant consensus” reached by the leaders of the 2 sides concerning the significance of sustaining peace alongside the LAC.
Asked for his response, Wang mentioned that either side held in-depth and candid talks on resolving the disengagement from the remaining areas of Eastern Ladakh after the withdrawal from Pangong Tso lake space.
Top Commanders of the 2 militaries held the eleventh spherical of talks on April 9 to disengage the troops from Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang areas in Eastern Ladakh.
“On the issue of China-India boundary situation, China’s position is consistent and clear. We are committed to maintaining peace and stability in the border areas and we are firmly determined to safeguard our territorial sovereignty and security,” Wang mentioned.
“Recently, the two sides have maintained communications through diplomatic and military channels. On the basis of disengagement in the Galwan Valley and the Pangong Tso regions, the two sides exchanged in depth and in a candid manner, opinions on resolving the remaining issue in the Western section of the boundary,” he mentioned.
“We hope India will meet China halfway and will focus on the bigger picture of long term development of bilateral relations, put the boundary at an appropriate position and work to bring relations back to the track of steady and sound development,” he mentioned.
To a follow-up query on Misri’s remarks, Wang reiterated that “we hope that India will meet China halfway and focus on the long-term development of bilateral relations, cherish the existing hard-won momentum for the de-escalation and take concrete measures to safeguard peace and tranquility along the border and work to bring bilateral relations back to the track of sound and steady development”.
Asked why China is just not disengaging its troops from the remaining areas after the withdrawal from Pangong Tso, Wang mentioned, “I would like to stress that recently, China and India through diplomatic and military channels maintained close communications”.
“On the basis of realising disengagement in the Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso, the two sides held candid and in-depth exchange of views on resolving remaining issues in the Western section of the boundary,” he mentioned.
“We hope that the Indian side will abide by the agreements between the two militaries and consensus of the two sides and take concrete measures to safeguard peace and tranquility along the border,” he mentioned.
In his handle, Misri mentioned the “sustainable solution” to the “present difficulties” within the Sino-India relations is “it must be one, as External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has suggested, that is based on mutual sensitivity and respect and paves the way for maximizing our mutual interests”.
“The first is to note the importance of the two sides having maintained a sustained diplomatic and military dialogue in attempting to resolve issues. These discussions thus far have helped in achieving substantial disengagement of our forces,” he mentioned.
“The second is to point out that senior leaders on both sides have committed and agreed that we must achieve complete disengagement in all friction areas. That would be an important first step towards considering de-escalation; it would also help in restoring peace and tranquility and, together, these would provide conditions for gradual and step-by-step progress in the bilateral relationship,” he mentioned.
“This is also what would begin to restore trust and confidence in the relationship and help us rebuild the foundation of the relationship that was damaged through last year’s actions in Eastern Ladakh,” Misri had mentioned.