2024-04-11 18:38:26
Beijing: China on Thursday reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the border dispute, saying ‘strong and stable relations’ serve the common interests of China and India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that relations with Beijing are important for New Delhi and the “long-running situation” on the borders should be resolved immediately. In an interview to American magazine ‘Newsweek’, which described India’s rise as ‘unstoppable’, Prime Minister Modi expressed hope that the two countries would work together to restore peace on their borders through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels. And will be able to maintain it.
When Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was asked to react to Modi’s statement, she said in a press conference here, ‘China has noted the Prime Minister’s comments.’ “We believe that strong and stable China-India relations serve the common interests of both sides and are conducive to peace and development in the region and beyond,” he said. In his first interview to an American magazine in recent times, Modi said that relations with China are important and significant for India. Modi had said, ‘I believe that we need to immediately resolve the long-standing situation on our borders so that the discomfort in our bilateral talks can be left behind. Stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important not only for our two countries but for the entire region and the world.
What did China say on PM Modi’s statement?
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao said the border question does not represent the entirety of India-China relations and should be appropriately placed and properly managed in bilateral relations. He said that both the countries are in close contact through diplomatic and military channels. Mao Ning said, “We hope that India will work with China in the same direction, treat bilateral relations from strategic heights and long-term perspective, enhance mutual trust, stick to dialogue and cooperation, handle differences properly And will move on the path of strengthening and stabilizing bilateral relations.
Relations between India and China, barring trade ties, have been at a standstill since the standoff on the eastern Ladakh border on May 5, 2020, following violent clashes in the Pangong Tso (lake) area. To resolve the deadlock, both sides have so far held 21 rounds of Corps Commander level talks. According to the Chinese Army, both sides have so far agreed to disengage from four points – Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake, Hot Springs and Jiannan Daban (Gogra). India is pressurizing the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to withdraw its troops from Depsang and Demchok areas and says that as long as uncomfortable conditions remain on the borders, normalcy in China-India relations cannot be restored.