Beijing. China said on Wednesday that the situation on the India-China border is generally stable at present. However, it refused to comment on reports of increased Chinese army activities near the border in Arunachal Pradesh. India said that India said that peace on the border is very important to improve relations with China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun was answering media questions on whether there has been any recent military incident with India and whether China has increased its military activities near the border of Arunachal Pradesh. China considers Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet. Guo said the situation on the China-India border is generally stable at present. He said that Beijing and New Delhi had organized the 36th meeting of the working mechanism set up for consultation and coordination on India-China border matters last week. The two sides agreed to continue dialogue through diplomatic and military means and jointly maintain peace and stability in the border areas, Guo said.
India said that peace on the border is very important to improve relations with China. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, India considers border related issues as the most serious matter. There have been continuous talks with China in this regard. The border situation will also impact the broader bilateral relations between the two countries. This from the Ministry of External Affairs came amid unconfirmed reports of Chinese troops adopting an aggressive stance in the Upper Subansiri area of Arunachal Pradesh. This is the second such statement from India in the last one week.
India also rejected China's criticism of its decision to identify 27 places and geographical areas of Arunachal Pradesh by their official names. He said that Arunachal Pradesh is an unbreakable and integral part of India and no one can change this undisputed truth. In the year 2020, there was great tension in the relations between India and China due to the fierce clash in the Galvan Valley of eastern Ladakh and the subsequent military confrontation that lasted for more than four years. After this, both the countries have taken several steps in the last one year to improve bilateral relations again.