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India violating agreement, says China

BEIJING: China asserted on Wednesday that India had built “facilities” on its side of the Sikkim border in “violation” of the bilateral agreement on maintaining peace in the region.

The assertion came a day after Indian government sources said the Chinese army personnel recently demanded the removal of two bunkers on the border in Sikkim, which was rejected outright.

“Remove facilities”

“The facilities built by India on the Chinese side of the border line are in violation of the agreement between China and India on maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border region,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Liu Jianchao, told PTI here.

The spokesman confirmed that China had requested India to remove the “facilities.”

He rejected as “groundless” reports that Chinese troops had made incursions into Bhutan. Indian government sources had said that Chinese army personnel transgressed at certain places along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in an attempt to assert their claim on certain Indian territories.

“We [India and China] have different perceptions of LAC ... We know where the differences are,” the sources said, adding the issue was being addressed in the ongoing talks on the boundary issue. — PTI

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