China on Thursday accused India of escalating tensions along their disputed border, adding troops and building up roads high in the Himalayas in a monthlong standoff between the world’s two most populous nations.
China on Thursday accused India of escalating tensions along their disputed border, adding troops and building up roads high in the Himalayas in a monthlong standoff between the world’s two most populous nations.
“It has already been more than a month since the incident, and India is still not only illegally remaining on Chinese territory, it is also repairing roads in the rear, stocking up supplies, massing a large number of armed personnel, ” China ’s foreign ministry said in a statement. ‘This is certainly not for peace.”
“ China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate and lawful rights and interests, ” the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared, calling upon India to withdraw its troops “immediately and unconditionally” from the disputed area.
With opposition parties criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the border crisis, the Indian Foreign Ministry responded in more muted fashion, saying in a statement Wednesday, “ India considers that peace and tranquility in the India – China border areas is an important prerequisite for smooth development of our bilateral relations with China .
