Border guards of the two countries are locked in a standoff since June 16, with China accusing India of trespass and preventing its soldiers from building a road.
The Chinese military Monday asked India not to harbor any “illusions” about its resolve to protect China’s sovereignty, the latest warning to come from Beijing on the Doklam border standoff that is in its second month.
The People’s Liberation Army, the world’s largest armed force, said its capability to protect China’s territory was “indomitable” and it was ready to step up deployment on the plateau, which is close to India’s northeastern state of Sikkim.
“The willingness and resolve of China to defend its sovereignty is indomitable and we will safeguard our sovereignty whatever the cost, ” defense ministry spokesman and deputy director-general of information Col. Wu Qian said in response to a question on the border row on Monday.
“Shaking a mountain is easy but shaking the People’s Liberation Army is hard, ” he said, adding Chinese troops had undertaken emergency response measures and would step up deployment and drills in the area.
“The Chinese border troops have undertaken emergency response measures in the area and will further step up deployment and training in response to this situation, ” Wu said.
Border guards of the two countries are locked in a standoff since June 16, with China accusing India of trespassing and preventing its soldiers from building a road.
