“If one analyses this incident carefully, it’s quite clear that the onus is not on China. The Indian side crossed the LAC for provocation and attacked the Chinese border troops,” the envoy wrote.
As the long stand-off between India and China completes 100 days, the Chinese ambassador to India to India Sun Weidong has said that the “onus of Galwan clash is not on China” in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed on June 15.
In China-India review, the Chinese embassy’s magazine published in New Delhi, the Chinese envoy has written, “If one analyses this incident carefully, it’s quite clear that the onus is not on China. The Indian side crossed the LAC for provocation and attacked the Chinese border troops. The Indian forces seriously violated agreements on border issues between the two countries and severely violated basic norms governing international relations.”
“We urge the Indian side to conduct a thorough investigation, hold the violators accountable, strictly discipline the frontline troops, and immediately stop all provocative acts to ensure such incidents will not occur again,” he adds further.
“In any relationship, there are ups and downs. The recent border issue and unfortunate incident between China and India should not detract from the forward-looking vision of the bilateral partnership charted by our two leaders, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Sun said in a piece signed by him.
Despite five rounds of military commander-level talks, four rounds of diplomat-level talks and the July 5 Special Representative-level conversation, the talks between the two sides have not made headway.
The magazine also has an article on the banning of 59 Chinese apps by the Indian government, which was protested by China.
It also has articles on the Belt and Road Initiative India opposes and speeches and statements made during the border stand-off.
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