China Says ‘Positive Progress’ Made To Resolve Border Tensions With India

China and India have made “constructive progress” to resolve the border standoff, with each side sustaining shut communication via diplomatic and army channels, a senior overseas ministry official mentioned right here on Friday.

International ministry spokesperson Mao Ning’s remarks have been additional elaboration on China’s response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest assertion through which he mentioned that for New Delhi, ties with Beijing are essential and the “extended scenario” on the borders ought to be addressed urgently.

In an interview with Newsweek journal, Prime Minister Modi expressed hope that via constructive and constructive bilateral engagement on the diplomatic and army ranges, the 2 international locations will be capable of restore and maintain peace and tranquillity at their borders.

“China and India are in shut communication via diplomatic and army channels to handle points associated to the border scenario, and have achieved constructive progress,” Chinese language overseas ministry spokesperson Mao advised a media briefing right here in response to a query on Modi’s interview with Newsweek.

“China believes {that a} sound and secure relationship is within the curiosity of each China and India,” she mentioned.

“We hope that India will work with China to put the boundary query appropriately in bilateral relations and handle it correctly, and put the connection on a sound and regular observe,” Mao mentioned.

The relations between India and China have been frozen apart from commerce ties ever for the reason that japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on Could 5, 2020, following a violent conflict within the Pangong Tso (lake) space.

The 2 sides have to this point held 21 rounds of corps commander-level talks to resolve the standoff.

That is the second time in as many days that China has reacted to Modi’s interview.

“It’s my perception that we have to urgently tackle the extended scenario on our borders in order that the abnormality in our bilateral interactions will be put behind us,” Modi mentioned in his interview.

“Secure and peaceable relations between India and China are essential for not simply our two international locations however all the area and world,” he mentioned.

Mao whereas responding to a query on Modi’s interview on Thursday mentioned that China famous Prime Minister Modi’s remarks.

“Sound and secure China-India relations serve the pursuits of each international locations and are conducive to peace and growth within the area and past,” she mentioned.

On the boundary query, Mao on Thursday reiterated China’s oft-repeated stand that it doesn’t characterize the whole lot of China-India relations, and it ought to be positioned appropriately in bilateral relations and managed correctly.

Nevertheless, India has maintained that there can’t be restoration of normalcy in its relations with China so long as the state of the borders stays irregular.

Mao mentioned each international locations keep shut communication via diplomatic and army channels on dealing with points associated to the border scenario and have made constructive progress.

“We hope that India will work with China, strategy the bilateral relations from a strategic peak and long-term perspective, maintain constructing belief and interact in dialogue and cooperation, and search to deal with variations appropriately to place the connection on a sound and secure observe,” she mentioned.

In line with the Chinese language army, the 2 sides to this point agreed to disengage from 4 factors, specifically the Galwan Valley, the Pangong Lake, Scorching Springs, and Jianan Daban (Gogra).

India is urgent the Folks’s Liberation Military (PLA) to disengage from the Depsang and Demchok areas, sustaining that there can’t be restoration of normalcy in its relations with China so long as the border stays tense.

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)