New Delhi: China on Monday warned India not to “push” its “luck” by underestimating Beijing’s resolve to safeguard what it considers sovereign Chinese territory, amid an ongoing military standoff between the two neighbours in the trijunction between India, China and Bhutan. More From Livemint »Wu also said China will step up its troop deployment vowing to defend its sovereignty at “whatever cost”. India has called for both sides to withdraw forces while China has said that India should withdraw its troops before the two sides engage in talks about Dokalam. “China and India have a smooth diplomatic channel,” he said. This will have a long-term impact on Sino-Indian ties,” Chinese India scholar Long Xingchun wrote in the Global Times, a nationalistic tabloid published by the ruling Communist Party.

Source: Mint July 24, 2017 05:16 UTC