China threatens to escalate border tensions with India


New Delhi/Ladakh, Aug 31 (IANS): The Xi Jinping regime on Monday evening threatened that China-India border tensions will "surely escalate this time," since India had "crossed the LAC and purposely launched provocations."

The statement issued in Chinese state-run Global Times came after India on Monday morning revealed that it had pre-emptively thwarted Chinese intentions to unilaterally change the status quo on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.

India's Ministry of Defence said that People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops had violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo.

"Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the Southern Bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on the ground," the Chinese government said.

The Indian Army is committed to maintaining peace and tranquillity through dialogue, but is also equally determined to protect its territorial integrity, the statement said. A brigade commander-level flag meeting was held on Monday at Chushul to resolve the issues.

However, China rejected the Indian statement, claiming that instead, Indian troops had "illegally crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Monday, which is a severe violation of the consensus reached before at the multi-level talks between the two countries," the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theatre Command said on Monday night.

The PLA Western Theatre Command urged India to withdraw its troops that crossed the LAC and strictly restrain frontline forces. "Such blatant provocations lead to tensions on the border," the statement said.

Quoting experts, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC) regime said, "Indian action this time will definitely escalate tensions, as China has been forced to be tough and would take action; otherwise the Indian provocation would be endless."

About 70 per cent of respondents to a recent survey conducted by the Global Times and China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) agree that the Chinese government should be tough in fighting back against India's provocations, and 89.1 per cent support military retaliation, with 50.4 per cent of them "strongly supporting" self-defence and counterattacks, the report said.

Admitting that the "negotiations held by the both sides since June 15 have achieved limited progress, as the Indian stance remains tough," the Chinese experts said that they had "even urged Chinese troops to retreat from some locations within Chinese territory, which China has refused."

  

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  • Krish, Udupi

    Tue, Sep 01 2020

    see how the situation changed, earlier they were telling we occupied Indian land, now they are crying that India army crossed LAC.

    thats power of Indian Army if free hand given by govt.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Tue, Sep 01 2020

    India is prepared

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Tue, Sep 01 2020

    If our supreme leader is giving statements as if nothing has happened at the border this had to happen.

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 01 2020

    India should change its policy on Tibet and declare that it supports its independence.The music in Tibet will start then.

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  • peter, usa

    Tue, Sep 01 2020

    China should recognize the international border recognized by Tibet. India have border with Tibet and not with China. Tibet and India had never dispute about border. It is the expansionist communist
    rogue mafia -called China is changing mile post every few mths since 1960 -- not only against India (swallowed 250,000 sq km and want more) but Nepal (20,000 sq km swallowed) , Bhutan (10,000 sq km swallowed) . Free Tibet ( 300,00000 sq miles) is swallowed in 1959 ; like anaconda. China legal boundary ends with great wall of china . After swallowing TIBET Chinese would have recognised the border accepted by Tibet. Communist china have philosophy SMILE-SMASH GRAB AND SWALLOW -STEAL SPY -REVERSE ENGINEER- DUMP INTIMIDATE DEBT AND DESTROY - SMILE AGAIN. Thief and Mafia is exposed. Trust is gone for ever after Chinese virus spread.World deserve reparation of 1000 trillion dollars.
    World have two biggest danger for humanity Communism and Radical Islam with political agenda. World must unite and throw out China from UN. Allow new embessies of tibet/taiwan/hongkong with recognition.

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  • abdulla, india

    Tue, Sep 01 2020

    Tibet was an Independent POOR and Land locked Nation.. peaceful run by the Buddhists Monks.
    One day the chinese simply walk in and capture TIBET.
    SO: Is Might the Right?
    just because you are Militarily and economically stronger?
    simply walk in to my HOUSE?
    and threaten me..
    kick me out of my house?
    shall i keep quiet?
    well, hell.....no.
    at the cost of my Blood.. we will throw you out from all areas. you annexed forcibly.
    CHINA: Better change your Maps pre 1947..
    respect the sovereignty of other nations .to live in PEACE otherwise we are no OSTRICHES. or women with BANGLES.
    WE WILL KICK YOU PANTS DOWN.
    Liberate TIBET: WEIGHAR.. TAIWAN: other
    Time to decimate Illegal structures built by china. on our Border areas.. and South seas..
    Clear Indian ocean...
    China:
    stop all Imports.... no more business and start building indians with Businesses.
    Micro/small/medium/large and heavy industries.
    Keep every indian engaged.. busy..productive and industrious..
    lift and boost economy.
    Every indian should be inducted in Military boot camp.. for training...
    skill build up.....multi discipline.. make things happen.. productive.. constructive.
    HANDS ..ON.
    Let us KICK THE CHINESE OUT..
    and build clean..neat and powerful India.
    They crossed our LAXMAN REKHA.
    So, they have SINNED.

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  • Black eyed peas, Dubai

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Show red eyes. They will get scared and retreat.

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