China also remained silent on its plans to build a road, which sparked the prolonged standoff in the Dokalam area near Sikkim, and said it would « make adjustments » with the situation on the ground.
Downplaying India’s announcement of a mutual agreement to disengage in Dokalam, China claimed its soldiers continued to patrol the area and said India had withdrawn its troops today.
China also remained silent on its plans to build a road, which sparked the prolonged standoff in the Dokalam area near Sikkim, and said it would « make adjustments » with the situation on the ground.
As the Indian statement on mutual « expeditious disengagement » went viral on social media and among Chinese journalists, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying sought to highlight the withdrawal of Indian troops to dispel impressions of a climbdown by Beijing.
« On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, » she said.
« Chinese personnel on the ground have verified this. The Chinese side will continue to exercise its sovereignty, uphold territorial integrity in accordance with the historical conventions, » she said, stonewalling questions about India’s announcement of mutual disengagement of troops.
The Chinese side, Hua added, continues to patrol the Dokalam area.
She also declined go into questions on whether there was any mutual understanding between the two countries to resolve the standoff.
However, after repeated questions, she said, « I can tell you that China will make adjustments with the situation on the ground.
