China says prepared for talks with India to handle, delimit disputed border

The remarks by Chinese international ministry spokesperson Mao Ning got here 4 days after Singh met his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun and emphasised the necessity for a everlasting resolution to the border dispute.

“China stands prepared to take care of communication with India on points together with delimitation negotiation and border administration, collectively maintain the border areas peaceable and tranquil, and promote cross-border trade and cooperation,” Mao instructed a media briefing in Beijing whereas responding to a query on Singh’s feedback.

Since India and China reached an understanding final October to finish a four-year army face-off in Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the 2 sides have held a collection of conferences to normalise their relations and to handle the border situation. This has included conferences between the Special Representatives on the border situation, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese international minister Wang Yi.

Mao acknowledged the border dispute would take time to resolve and hoped India will work with China to handle the border areas and maintain them peaceable.

“The boundary query is difficult, and it takes time to settle it. The optimistic aspect is that the 2 international locations have already established mechanisms at varied ranges for thorough communication,” she mentioned. “We hope that India will work with China in the identical course, proceed to remain in communication on related points and collectively maintain the border areas peaceable and tranquil.”

An intense conflict between the 2 sides at Galwan Valley in June 2020 had killed 20 Indian troopers and at the very least 4 Chinese troops and brought bilateral ties to their lowest level in six a long time.

Mao additionally pointed to varied measures initiated by the 2 sides to handle the border situation, together with the mechanism of Special Representatives and the Agreement on the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of the China-India Boundary Question. The two sides even have diplomatic and army communication mechanisms at varied ranges, she mentioned.

When Singh met his Chinese counterpart on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ assembly in Qingdao on June 26, he highlighted the necessity for fixing “advanced points by means of a structured roadmap of everlasting engagement and de-escalation”.

Singh additionally pressured on border administration and the necessity for a “everlasting resolution of border demarcation by rejuvenating the established mechanism on the difficulty”, in response to a readout from India’s defence ministry.

He known as for “bridging the belief deficit” created by the 2020 border standoff by taking motion on the bottom. Singh emphasised “good neighbourly situations to attain finest mutual advantages” and to cooperate for stability in Asia and the world.

The readout mentioned Singh and Dong agreed to proceed consultations to attain progress on troop disengagement, de-escalation, border administration and “eventual de-limitation by means of current mechanisms”.

As a part of the continuing strategy of normalising relations, India and China just lately resumed the pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar within the Tibet area. They are additionally engaged in talks on resuming direct flights.