BEIJING
\nChina believes that India\u2019s move to add more troops at their disputed border is \u201cnot conducive to easing tensions\u201d, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
\nIndia has freed up a contingent of 10,000 soldiers, previously deployed at its western border, to strengthen its disputed border with China, according to several media reports.
\nThe two countries have previously agreed to maintain dialogue through military and diplomatic channels, and recently held a constructive meeting on resolving border issues in the western section of the China-India border.
\nIndia has deployed 10,000 soldiers from its western border to guard its 532 km (331 mile) border with China in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, bordering the Himalayas, according to Indian media.
\n\u201cChina is committed to working with India to safeguard the peace and stability of the border areas,\u201d Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said. \u201cWe believe that India\u2019s practice is not conducive to safeguarding peace and is not conducive to easing tensions.\u201d
\nMao added that \u201cIndia\u2019s increase in military deployments in border areas does not help to calm the situation in the border areas or to safeguard peace and safety in these areas.\u201d
\nIndia and China share a 3,800-km frontier, much of it poorly demarcated. At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops were killed in clashes in the area in mid-2020.
\nBoth militaries have fortified positions and deployed troops and equipment there in the last few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING China believes that India\u2019s move to add more troops at their disputed border is \u201cnot conducive to easing tensions\u201d, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. India has freed up a contingent of 10,000 soldiers, previously deployed at its western border, to strengthen its disputed border with China, according to several media reports. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-392655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n