China dismisses Arun Jaitley’s remarks over 1962 conflict
Even as the Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, trading a fresh stern diplomatic warning, experts in Beijing warned of a war, in case the standoff at the Doklam area is not handled properly. Speaking to the state-run Global Times, the experts added that China will “resolutely safeguard its sovereignty in the border conflicts with India even at the cost of war”.
When asked about Jaitley statement that ‘India today is very different from what it was in 1962’, when both countries fought a war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Monday said: “He is right in saying that India in 2017 is different from 1962, just like China is also different. Repeating that India must pull back the soldiers who he accused of entering into Chinese territory on the other side of the Sikkim border, he warned that his country will take all necessary measures to safeguard its territorial sovereignty.
On Friday, Jaitley said that Beijing has instigated the military stand-off by building a road along the Himalayan border that is a security concern for India. Beijing on its part accuses soldiers of crossing from the north eastern state of Sikkim into its Tibetan territory to stop …read more