CCTV News:On the afternoon of July 6th, the Foreign Ministry of China held a regular press conference. According to reports, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on June 30 that China’s recent road construction activities in Sikkim section of the Sino-Indian border brought serious security risks to India. In response, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Geng Shuang said,It is legal and reasonable for China to build roads on its own territory, which is a legitimate act of sovereign countries.The Indian statement has ulterior motives.
Geng Shuang said that according to the basic norms of international relations, India crossed the established border into the territory of neighboring countries on the grounds of its so-called security concerns, and no matter what activities it engaged in, it would not be tolerated by any sovereign country, let alone the normal way for two neighboring countries of China and India to get along. Geng Shuang called the so-called excuse that China’s road construction poses security risks to India ridiculous. In the past few decades, India has built a large number of facilities and deployed troops in the Sikkim section of the Sino-Indian border, and even built military facilities such as bunkers in some places, constantly changing the status quo in the border areas.I wonder if India has considered China’s security concerns in doing so?
Geng Shuang
Geng Shuang pointed out that the purpose of India’s provocation is very clear, that is, under the pretext of so-called "security concerns" and under the guise of "protecting Bhutan", it brazenly crossed the Sikkim section of the border demarcated by the Tibet-India Treaty of the Sino-British Conference, entered the undisputed Donglang area of China, and stopped and contained the border negotiation process between China and two sovereign countries by creating disputes in Donglang area. I believe that more and more people will realize India’s ulterior motives.
India’s unconditional withdrawal is the premise of diplomatic settlement.
It is reported that Indian Defense Ministry officials said on July 5th local time that the current problems between China and India should be solved through diplomatic means. In this regard, Geng Shuang, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that China is willing to solve the problem peacefully through diplomatic means, but only if the Indian personnel crossing the border immediately and unconditionally withdraw to the Indian side of the border.
Geng Shuang pointed out that the Indian border guards illegally crossed the established border of Sikkim section of the Sino-Indian border, which was recognized by both sides, which was essentially different from the previous border friction confrontation in the undefined area: India crossed the border and broke into China, which changed the status quo. Only when India withdraws can the status quo be restored. China has the will to solve the problem peacefully through diplomatic means, and it also cherishes the peace and tranquility in the border areas, but the prerequisite for all this is the unconditional withdrawal of Indian cross-border personnel.
[Link] Review the illegal cross-border incidents of Indian troops.
In response to the illegal crossing of the border by Indian troops, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has made clear China’s solemn position for several days, demanding that the relevant personnel of Indian border guards immediately withdraw from China’s territory. However, the Indian troops have not yet withdrawn. So, what is the illegal crossing of the Indian army? Let’s review it together.
On June 18th, Indian border guards crossed the border into Chinese territory at the Sikkim section of the Sino-Indian border, obstructing the normal road construction activities of Chinese border guards in Donglang area of China.
In 1890, the Sino-British Conference Tibet-India Treaty demarcated the Sikkim section of today’s Sino-Indian border. According to this treaty, Tibet and Sikkim are bordered by the watershed between the water flowing into the Sikkim Tista River and its tributaries and the water flowing into the Mozhu River in Tibet and flowing northward into other rivers in Tibet.
On June 29th, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang responded that according to the provisions of this treaty, Donglang area belongs to the territory of China, and the watershed of Indian troops crossing the border is very clear, which is an undeniable fact. The Indian army’s move violated the historical boundary and the commitments of successive Indian governments. Lu Kang also showed relevant evidence that Indian border guards illegally crossed the border this time. It can be clearly seen from the photos that Indian soldiers and vehicles crossed the watershed as the boundary line and entered China.
Indian soldiers and vehicles crossed the watershed as the boundary line and entered China.
My Ministry of National Defense: I hope that the Indian army will not clamor for war.
Shortly before the incident, Labat, chief of staff of the Indian Army, declared that India was preparing for the "2.5-line war", that is, to deal with the security threats of China, Pakistan and China at the same time. On June 30th, the Indian Defense Minister also threatened that "India today is different from India in 1962".
Wu Qian, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, responded: "The remarks made by the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army are extremely irresponsible. We hope that individuals in the Indian army can learn from history and stop making such dangerous remarks calling for war. "
Wu Qian
Evidence proves that India has no objection to the boundary of Sikkim section.
After the incident, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made it clear for several days from three aspects: history, jurisprudence and local conditions that the division of the Sikkim section of the Sino-Indian border has long been clear, and Donglang belongs to Indian territory, and there is no dispute.
On July 3rd, Geng Shuang, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said: "In 1959, Indian Prime Minister Nehru said in a letter to Premier Zhou Enlai that the boundary between India’s protectorate Sikkim and China’s Tibet was determined by the British-Chinese Treaty in 1890 and jointly demarcated on the ground in 1895. There is no dispute about the border between Sikkim and Tibet. "
On July 5, Geng Shuang reiterated that China reiterated that,India should immediately withdraw all border troops to the Indian side of the border line, which is the premise and basis for solving the current incident, so as to avoid more serious events and more serious consequences.
