China to explore new ‘approaches’ for border peace with India

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Beijing, April 29:
China today said it is ready to explore new “ways and approaches” with India for peace at the borders as officials of the two countries held working mechanism border talks for the second day here today.

“We are ready to make joint efforts with the Indian side to explore ways and approaches to safeguard peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a media briefing while replying to question about reported proposal by China for a code of conduct for the two armies to defuse tensions arising out from patrolling of the disputed areas.

“We will enhance our coordination, consultation and cooperation on border related affairs,” Qin said.

An Indian delegation headed by Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary, East Asia of the Indian External Affairs Ministry held the sixth round of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination for the second day.

The mechanism which was formed in 2012 came in handy to deal with the crisis arising from Chinese troops’ incursions at the Depsang valley in April last year near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during which the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops pitched their tents.

It was eventually resolved with the withdrawal of the Chinese contingent followed by the landmark Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) signed during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here last year.

China proposed a code conduct for the militaries in addition to the standard operating procedures outlined in the BDCA which reportedly figured in the current round of talks.

There was no word yet from Indian officials on the outcome of the dialogue.

Qin said details of the talks would be released after they conclude tomorrow.

“Both China and India attach great importance to maintaining peace and tranquillity at the border areas,” he said.

“Over recent years in accordance with the bilateral relations as well as the actual conditions at the border areas, we have taken positive steps in safeguarding tranquillity and peace in the border areas and we have reached series of agreements including the agreement on border defence cooperation,” he said.

“All this has played a very important role in promoting our mutual trust as well as stability in border areas,” he said.

A visit by Chinese Defence Minister Cheng Wanquang to India has been planned later this year while the two countries have also planned their annual military exercises in India.

Indian naval vessel INS Shivalik took part in recent 65th celebrations of Chinese People’s liberation Navy (PLAN) held at Qingdao port in China.


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[Tshering22]

Another peace complication.

Just stop entering our territory and recognize our current map. If they simply stop claiming our territory, we have no reason to go against them. Arunachal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Ladakh are integral parts of India and non-negotiably so. Infact we should be the ones complaining that they took away east Ladakh. But we don't.

But still peace can be achieved. CCP should really stop this land claiming and grabbing.

 

[saikumar]

Another peace complication.

Just stop entering our territory and recognize our current map. If they simply stop claiming our territory, we have no reason to go against them. Arunachal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Ladakh are integral parts of India and non-negotiably so. Infact we should be the ones complaining that they took away east Ladakh. But we don't.

But still peace can be achieved. CCP should really stop this land claiming and grabbing.

quite right bro by the way your id photo is very good

 

[Tractor]

Exactly only 90% of Arunachal is not integral part of India and be considered as ours both by PRC and POC just PLA and CCP always neglect it.

 

[CONNAN]

India, China agree on steps for border peace

India, China agree on steps for border peace National security advisor Ajit Doval with Chinese representative Yang Jiechi in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters New Delhi: India and China have agreed to maintain peace in border areas till their decades-old boundary problem is resolved, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. In a bid to deepen cooperation and build trust, China’s Yang Jiechi and India’s Ajit Doval met on Monday and also agreed to discuss counterterrorism, maritime security, climate change, reform of the United Nations and civil nuclear energy cooperation, the ministry’s statement said. It was the 18th round of talks between special representatives of the two countries since a framework was adopted in 2003.

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the helm, hopes have been expressed of a breakthrough as both are seen as strong leaders. “The talks were marked by cordiality and candour and were held in a constructive and forward-looking atmosphere,” the statement said. “Both sides agreed to take necessary steps to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas, which is a prerequisite for continued growth of bilateral relations.” While the India-China boundary has been largely calm thanks to pacts signed in 1993, 1996 and 2005, the two sides frequently accuse each other of military incursions. In 2013, the countries signed a border defence mechanism agreement to ensure that potentially volatile situations are defused quickly.

But incursions at Demchok and Chumar in Ladakh last year had cast a shadow over Xi’s visit to New Delhi in September. In 2013, an incursion in April-May in the Depsang area of Ladakh threatened to derail a visit to India by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. “The two sides agreed to build on the momentum provided by President Xi’s visit to further expand bilateral relations in areas such as railways, smart cities, vocational education, skill development, clean and renewable energy and manufacturing sector,” the statement said. Yang and Doval were of the view that “growing linkages between Indian states and Chinese provinces through sister-city and sister-province mechanism play an important role in deepening bilateral ties. The two special representatives emphasized the importance of high-level exchanges for strengthening bilateral ties”. The boundary dispute led to a brief but bitter border war between the two countries in 1962.

China claims 90,000 sq. km of Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh and occupies a region of about 38,000 sq. km in Jammu and Kashmir that is known as Aksai Chin. Also, under a China-Pakistan boundary agreement signed in March 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq. km of Indian territory in Azad Kashmir to China, an area north of the Siachen glacier. There were no details about how much progress the two sides had made but the foreign ministry statement said both countries had “agreed to further expand such contacts as these constitute important confidence-building measures for maintaining peace and tranquility”. At a briefing in Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Yang and Doval “spoke highly of the progress we have achieved”, according to an AFP report. “They agreed to bear in mind the national interests and the benefits of the two peoples, follow the right path and press ahead with the framework negotiations.”

Read more at: http://www.livemint.com/Politics/DqjlkCesnZcwDh20VSaTGK/India-China-agree-on-steps-to-maintain-border-peace.html?utm_source=copy

India and China on Monday continued their 18th round of talks on the boundary issue in Delhi as Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who was appointed the special representative for the talks.

Doval and foreign secretary S Jaishankar, a former Indian envoy to China, were among the Indian officials who held talks with the Chinese delegation at Hyderabad House in New Delhi to resolve the dispute regarding the around 4,000-km boundary.

The two sides exchanged views on the boundary issue and reviewed the progress made so far, as the two sides pave the way for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Beijing in May.

It was the first such meeting after the National Democratic Alliance came to power last May with Narendra Modi as the prime minister. Doval was appointed special representative for the boundary talks in November.

The border talks took place almost five months after the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India. The visit was overshadowed by transgression of Chinese troops in Chumar area of Ladakh region and was later resolved.

The government informed parliament last month that there have been no "incursions" by China into Indian territory, but there has been transgression due to different border perceptions.

It said there was no commonly delineated LAC (Line of Actual Control) between India and China and there were areas along the border where India and China have differing perception of LAC.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted on Monday, "India-China delegations led by Nat Security Adviser Doval & State Councillor Yang Jiechi talk on boundary question".

Yang, who arrived in Delhi on Sunday night, is to meet Modi today before he leaves.

India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, during her visit to Beijing in February, said the Modi government "is committed to exploring an early settlement".

Yang's visit also comes ahead of Modi's visit to China, planned for May.

Yang has previously led talks on the long-running boundary question with the then NSA Shivshankar Menon. (See: Chinese, Indian security chiefs meet for border talks).India, China continue to thrash out border differences
domain-b.com : India, China continue to thrash out border differences

 

[Keel]

"new “ways and approaches”" = stalling and further delay of our claim

What a waste of time!

吴冠中 作品《竹林人家》油画
"Living in a bamboo forest"
Painter: Wu Guanzhong
Oil on canvas

 

[desimorty]

Its because of Modi's control. CCP wants to resolve the issue and the status quo works for both sides. Arunchal Pradesh is also too far from the Chinese mainland and Tibet for the CCP to administrator effectively and if they had it, its going to be tough defending it against even a country like Bangladesh. Akasi Chin is a barren waste land. Arunchal state will agree to the border I think, but the Kashmir politicians will be a problem as they see Akasi Chin as a part of Kashmir region or extended Ladakh.

Exactly only 90% of Arunachal is not integral part of India and be considered as ours both by PRC and POC just PLA and CCP always neglect it.

Spoken like a greedy politician. CCP or China for that matterr are not loved in Arunchal Pradesh. Infact Arunchal as a seat in India's parliament.