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China trying to change status quo on border: Sushma

China trying to change status quo on border: Sushma China trying to change status quo on border: Sushma
Lamar Ellis | 23 July, 2017, 02:01

"If China unilaterally changes the status quo of the tri-junction, it becomes a matter of security concern for India", she said, referring to the area where the three countries meet.

In what is seen as a counter to Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj telling Parliament on Thursday that "India's position is not wrong on the tri-junction and all nations are with it".

Raising a few eyebrows among Indian authorities, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit met Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui amid the military standoff between India and China in Doklam. Precisely because the three parties in question still deem it a "tri-junction", the agreement of 2012 between India and China clearly spelt out that the parties - Beijing, Thimphu and New Delhi - should delineate the global boundary in that sensitive area, and until that happens "status quo" must be maintained. The US has been "closely" following the border standoff between India and China, urging the two countries to engage in direct dialogue to reduce the tension. India, she said, has the support of all countries. The editorial asked India to "abandon the long-term fantasy" of the Doklam area. In Tajikistan, Chinese nomadic people were used by China to make inroads into Tajikistan's territory and China pleaded innocence when Tajikistan objected. "China cherishes peace. But peace can not be achieved at the expense of China's lost territory, and 1.4 billion Chinese people will not accept that peace", it said. "If Indian troops continue trespassing into China's territory, what Beijing may do next is to get prepared for a military confrontation against New Delhi and resolve the conflict through non-diplomatic means", it warned. It is true that at the instance of some global powers, India has embarked upon a policy of encirclement of China, considering it an enemy and military and economic rival. The Chinese daily article said China will by never agree to withdraw its troops as a precondition for the talks.

The daily has made an interesting comment that while India was harbouring deep strategic suspicion towards China, Beijing is pursuing "String of Pearls" to encircle China.

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Over the past week, the US State Department too have been making similar statements, but Pentagon has sought direct dialogue between India and China on reducing tension "free of any coercive aspects".

China claimed that they were constructing the road within their territory and has been demanding immediate pull-out of the Indian troops from the disputed Dokalam plateau.

"China has reiterated its stance on the issue and shown the utmost tolerance and patience toward India". "We hope India won't repeat this mistake", it said. Some observers feel that the Doklam episode would find a happy resolution by then, for surely it would be terribly odd if the Indian PM were to attend summit meetings with the Chinese president (and other leaders) in China while their soldiers were locked in a tense standoff at the border.

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