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The statement said that the soldiers completed their withdrawal from the Bangong Lake area on Saturday (February 20).
India’s Defense Ministry stated in a joint statement that India and China completed their withdrawal from the disputed Himalayan border.
The statement said the soldiers completed their withdrawal from the Bangong Lake area on Saturday (February 20).
However, the statement also noted that the situation in other areas of the border between the two countries remains tense and talks are expected to continue.
In June last year, Chinese and Indian soldiers clashed in the border area of the Kalwan Valley, resulting in the death of at least 24 soldiers. China and India announced their withdrawal from the Lake Bangong area on February 11, and the two sides held the 10th round of talks at the military commander level on Saturday (February 20) to assess the progress of the operation. Both parties declared that they will handle conflicts in some conflict areas or around the actual line of control.
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A joint statement released by Chinese state media Xinhua on the night of the 21st stated: “The two sides have positively assessed the disengagement of the front-line forces in the Bangong Lake area in the initial stage. The question provides the basis.”
“The two sides agreed to follow the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, continue to maintain communication and dialogue, stabilize the situation on the ground, reach a mutually acceptable solution in a constant and orderly manner, and jointly maintain peace and the tranquility in the border area.
Before the complete withdrawal of troops in the area around Pangong Lake, troops from both sides were stationed in the north and south shore areas where their respective territorial rights were claimed.
The tensions of recent months have raised concerns about the escalation of the conflict that may be caused by the deployment of thousands of soldiers in the Ladakh and Aksai Chin region, which China actually controls.
The rivers, lakes, and snow-capped mountains along the border mean the border line may change, and soldiers from the two countries clash in many places, sparking a confrontation. But the two countries have a long-term agreement not to use weapons or explosives along the border.
In January this year, both armies were wounded in a clash in Sikkim, northeast India.
In June 2020, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the conflict in the Kalwan Valley. China admitted two days ago that four Chinese soldiers were killed in this conflict. The weapons used reportedly included stones and clubs. China said the two parties to the conflict “fight each other.”
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The intractable problem of the Sino-Indian border
The border dispute between China and India has always been a minefield in the relations between the two countries. The two countries have a border of approximately 2,000 kilometers, and there are territorial disputes in an area with a total area of more than 120,000 square kilometers, involving three parties: the western section, the middle section, and the eastern section.
Among them, the eastern part of the dispute is mainly between the traditional border line recognized by the Chinese side and the “McMahon Line” drawn by India ruled by the British during the period when the Chinese side did not recognize it. The disputed territory covers an area of 90,000 square kilometers and is basically occupied by India.
The central section is mainly Sikkim. The Chinese side believes that the disputed territory is about 2,100 square kilometers, which is currently under the royal control of India. The confrontation in Donglang took place here two years ago.
The western section is the Aksai Chin area currently controlled by China (with a total area of about 40,000 square kilometers) and is connected to the Kashmir Ladakh currently controlled by India (with a total area of about 59,000 square kilometers).
In 1959, Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai proposed to Indian Prime Minister Nehru the concept of the royal control line, that is, the “McMahon Line” in the east and the so-called custom traditional line in the west.
During the Sino-Indian War in 1962, the Chinese Army unilaterally ceased fire after crossing the Indian Army’s line of control and then withdrew 20 kilometers. Nehru said it was the line of control established by the People’s Liberation Army after two steps and one step back, so he refused to recognize the so-called real line of control.
Since then, China and India have yet to reach a consensus, but have conducted a series of negotiations.
Understand the profound reasons for the China-India showdown in 100 seconds
In 2006, India and China held the seventh round of negotiations. It is said that during the negotiations, China submitted a package of proposals to resolve various border disputes, that is, China is willing to abandon its request for southern Tibet (basically Arunachal Pradesh later established by India) in the eastern section of the disputed border in exchange for India’s presence in the West The disputed border recognizes China’s control over Aksai Chin. Because Akasai Chin is an important strategic corridor connecting Tibet and western China.
However, because the two sides failed to reach an agreement on many issues left over from the 962 Sino-Indian war, the negotiations were suspended.
Neville Maxwell, an expert on the history of the 1962 Sino-Indian war, once said that the confrontation between the two armies on the border is dangerous and may even lead to a second Sino-Indian war.
