China slams US General for criticising its navy build-up at Sino-India border as ‘alarming’

China on Thursday termed the crucial remarks by a high US General on its infrastructure build-up on the Sino-India border as “disgraceful” and criticised the makes an attempt of some American officers to “fan flames”, emphasising that Beijing and New Delhi have the “will and capability” to correctly resolve their variations via talks.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks throughout a media briefing right here whereas replying to a query on the feedback by US Army’s Pacific Commanding General Charles A Flynn, who termed the state of affairs in jap Ladakh as “alarming.”

“The China-India boundary question is a matter between the two countries. Both sides have the will and capability of resolving the question through dialogue and consultation,” Zhao mentioned in up to date feedback posted on the Foreign Ministry web site.

“Some US officials have pointed fingers and sought to fan the flame and drive a wedge between the two countries. This is disgraceful. We hope the US could do more things that contribute to regional peace and stability,” he mentioned.

He reiterated that the state of affairs at jap Ladakh the place the 2 sides had over two year-long navy stand-off is “stable”.

“At present, the China-India border situation is stable in general. The front-line armies of the two countries have realised disengagement in most parts of the Western sector of the China-India border,” he mentioned.

Gen Flynn, who’s on a go to to India, mentioned on Wednesday that a number of the defence infrastructure that’s being created by China close to its border with India in Ladakh is “alarming”, calling the Chinese exercise in that area as “eye-opening”.

Flagging considerations over the Chinese infra build-up, the US General additionally mentioned that the “destabilising and corrosive” behaviour of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) within the Indo-Pacific area is solely not useful.

“I think it is worthy of us working together as a counterweight to some of those corrosive and corruptive behaviours that the Chinese do,” he advised reporters.

The Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a tense border standoff in jap Ladakh since May 5, 2020, when a violent conflict between the 2 sides erupted within the Pangong lake space.

Last month, it emerged that China is setting up a second bridge in an space held by it across the strategically key Pangong Tso lake in jap Ladakh and this might assist its navy to shortly mobilise its troops within the area.

China has additionally been establishing different infrastructure similar to roads and residential models within the border areas with India.

India and China have held 15 rounds of navy talks up to now to resolve the Ladakh standoff.

As a results of the talks, the 2 sides accomplished the disengagement course of final 12 months on the north and south banks of the Pangong lake and within the Gogra space.

However, all sides at the moment has round 50,000 to 60,000 troops alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) within the delicate sector.