China opposes CDS Rawat's remark calling it India's biggest security threat
Beijing [China], November 26 (ANI): China on Thursday accused India of instigating a "geopolitical confrontation" after the chief of defence staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat's termed China as India's biggest security threat.
China's Defense Ministry voiced opposition to CDS Rawat' remarks and called the Indian military chief's comments "provocative."
"Hyping up China threat has severely breached the strategic guidance set by leaders of the two countries that China and India pose no threat to each other," said Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian. "Inciting geopolitical confrontation is both irresponsible and dangerous," the spokesperson was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
This comes a day ahead of the 18th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India, and China. The meeting, which will be chaired by External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, will be held in the digital video conference format.
The two sides had "a candid and in-depth discussion" on the situation along the LAC in the western sector of border areas at the 23rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), according to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs.
There is a stalemate on complete disengagement from friction points along the LAC following the actions of the Chinese Army last year. While areas like Pangong Tso and Gogra have seen a pullback of troops by the two sides after several rounds of talks, Hot Springs is yet to see disengagement. (ANI)
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