China - India border dispute | Ipse by Context

Pravin Sawhney

Inserted 2 years ago

“The bridge by China is a part of their grey-zone operation which is done below the war threshold level. While presenting the threat of a war, they will continue with their grey-zone operations which is what they are doing by building up the bridge. The overall military threat will keep increasing, it will not decrease. I think we should be losing sleep. But that doesn't seem to be the case. The bridge is intimidation and the troops in place are a big concern.”

Aljazeera

Defence expert and editor of Force magazine

25 Jan 2022 4 3

Ajai Shukla

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Chinese are very good at building infrastructure on the border areas and this is just one example of that. The bridge is a part of Chinese infrastructure along the LAC so that they can move well, move quickly and deploy their forces quickly. That is the standard Chinese way of border management. The absence of roads and tracks and motorable sort of infrastructure means India can deploy much more slowly compared with China and because of that China has an advantage.”

Aljazeera

Defence analyst based in New Delhi

25 Jan 2022 5 3

Long Shaohua

Inserted 2 years ago

“China's determination to safeguard its sovereignty is unwavering, and China hopes India will not misjudge the situation.”

Aljazeera

Chinese Senior Colonel of the Western Theater Command

10 Oct 2021 2 2

Manoj Mukund Naravane

Inserted 2 years ago

“Yes, it is a matter of concern that the large-scale buildup has occurred and continues to be in place, and to sustain that kind of a buildup, there has been an equal amount of infrastructure development on the Chinese side. So, it means that they (China) are there to stay. We are keeping a close watch on all these developments, but if they are there to stay, we are there to stay, too.”

Aljazeera

Indian Army General

09 Oct 2021 2 3

Zhou Chenming

Inserted 2 years ago

“The replacement of weapon systems and equipment in the Western Theatre Command has been accelerated in recent years, thanks to tensions with India over border disputes. The PLA [People's Liberation Army] wants to use the weapon upgrades to warn their Indian counterparts, reminding India that the Chinese military has a certain advantage over India in weapons technology with the aim of preventing any more conflict.”

Koreatimes

Researcher from the Yuan Wang think tank, Beijing-based military science and technology institute

20 Sep 2021 7 4

Yang Yang

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have revised our schedules and demanded soldiers meet higher standards for high-altitude training as we need to deal with a harsher battlefield environment amid increasing challenges in the peripheral areas.”

Koreatimes

Commande of the Chinese military's Western Theatre Command

20 Sep 2021 2 4

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 2 years ago

“Highlighted that unilateral change of status quo is not acceptable. Full restoration and maintenance of peace and tranquility in border areas is essential for development of our ties. Agreed on convening an early meeting of the Senior Military Commanders.”

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Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

14 Jul 2021 1 2

Hu Xijin

Inserted 3 years ago

“This is fake news [the clash between Chinese and Indian troops]. Based on what I learned, there is no record of this clash in the patrol log of the Chinese side. Small frictions often occur on China-India border area, but a clash that caused multiple injuries will definitely be recorded and reported.”

Aljazeera

Editor-in-chief of the hawkish mainland Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times

25 Jan 2021 1 3

Lijian Zhao

Inserted 3 years ago

“I would like to stress though that China’s border troops are committed to upholding peace and tranquillity along the border with India. We urge the Indian side to work in the same direction as us and refrain from actions that might escalate or complicate the situation along the border. We hope both sides will take proper actions to manage their differences and take concrete actions to safeguard peace and stability along the border.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry

25 Jan 2021 2 4

Indian army

Inserted 3 years ago

“It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.”

Aljazeera

Statement by Indian Army

25 Jan 2021 4 3

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 3 years ago

“We are today probably at the most difficult phase of our relationship with China, certainly in the last 30 to 40 years. We could argue even more. The last time there were military casualties on our borders was in 1975, so just to give you a sense of a time there. Now for some reason, for which the Chinese have given us five different explanations, the Chinese have violated it [the agreement that ask both parties not to bring large forces to the boundary]. The Chinese have literally brought tens of thousands of soldiers in full military preparation mode right up to the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. Naturally, the relationship would be profoundly disturbed by this.”

Aljazeera

Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

09 Dec 2020 3 2

Nick Marro

Inserted 3 years ago

“As part of Biden's reimagined approach towards China, we expect the administration to pursue a more multilateral strategy. There’s strong regional appetite for that right now, particularly amid China’s border dispute with India, the emerging trade war with Australia, and long-standing economic and political tensions with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.”

Aljazeera

Lead on global trade for the Economist Intelligence Unit

12 Nov 2020 8 3

Wang Hongguang

Inserted 3 years ago

“India only needs 50,000 soldiers to maintain the Line of Actual Control, but now, instead of withdrawing troops before the winter comes, India has added 100,000 more soldiers in Ladakh. India has doubled or tripled its troops near the Line of Actual Control; they are mostly stationed within 50km (31 miles) of Chinese territory, and they could easily cross into China in a few hours.”

Scmp

Retired Chinese lieutenant general - Former deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, now part of the Eastern Theatre Command

23 Sep 2020 3 2

Rajnath Singh

Inserted 3 years ago

“Our government, too, has stepped up the budget for border infrastructure development to about double the previous levels. As a result, more roads and bridges have been completed in the border areas.”

Aljazeera

Defence Minister of India

15 Sep 2020 3 2

Aleksei Zakharov

Inserted 3 years ago

“The rift in China-India relations may result in a shift in New Delhi’s policy, in particular its closer engagement with the US and other Indo-Pacific nations, including the further evolution of the Quad [Quadrilateral Security Dialogue]. Certainly that’s not something Moscow would like to transpire as it has always appreciated India’s distinctive course in the Indo-Pacific region.”

Scmp

Researcher at Russian Academy of Sciences

12 Sep 2020 5 6

Artyom Lukin

Inserted 3 years ago

“Moscow also hopes to play the role of the main diplomatic broker within the RIC [Russia-India-China], thus raising its influence far beyond what Russia’s economic capabilities would allow”

Scmp

Associate professor with Russia’s Far Eastern Federal University

12 Sep 2020 2 2

Michael Kugelman

Inserted 3 years ago

“Nationalistic governments in both countries, an increasingly muscular and aggressive Chinese foreign policy, and an Indian move in Kashmir strongly opposed by Beijing are some of the factors responsible for the recent flare-up. In effect, there are unique factors at play that make this a crisis about a lot more than simple border provocations.”

Aljazeera

Deputy director and senior associate at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

11 Sep 2020 2 2

Indian army

Inserted 3 years ago

“On the Night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo. Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground.”

Aljazeera

Official statement of the Indian Army

31 Aug 2020 6 2

Yi Wang

Inserted 3 years ago

“We will not take the initiative to complicate or escalate the situation. Of course, we must also firmly safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity. The border between China and India has not been demarcated, so there will always be problems of this kind. We are willing to manage various problems through dialogue with the Indian side.”

Scmp

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

30 Aug 2020 1 2

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 3 years ago

“This is surely the most serious situation after 1962. In fact, after 45 years, we have had military casualties on this border. The quantum of forces currently deployed by both sides at the LAC is also unprecedented.”

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Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

26 Aug 2020 3 2

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“China's determination to safeguard its sovereignty is unwavering, and China hopes India will not misjudge the situation.”

“We have revised our schedules and demanded soldiers meet higher standards for high-altitude training as we need to deal with a harsher battlefield environment amid increasing challenges in the peripheral areas.”

“Highlighted that unilateral change of status quo is not acceptable. Full restoration and maintenance of peace and tranquility in border areas is essential for development of our ties. Agreed on convening an early meeting of the Senior Military Commanders.”

“It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.”

“Our government, too, has stepped up the budget for border infrastructure development to about double the previous levels. As a result, more roads and bridges have been completed in the border areas.”

“Moscow also hopes to play the role of the main diplomatic broker within the RIC [Russia-India-China], thus raising its influence far beyond what Russia’s economic capabilities would allow”

“This is surely the most serious situation after 1962. In fact, after 45 years, we have had military casualties on this border. The quantum of forces currently deployed by both sides at the LAC is also unprecedented.”

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