The remarks of China's foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying came two days after a marathon military dialogue between India and China was held to peacefully resolve the current border standoff in accordance with bilateral agreements. She said that on June 6, a meeting was held between the commanders of China and India in Chusul Moldo region and the two sides held consultations. "Recently, diplomatic and military channels of the two sides have maintained close communications on the situation along the border. The situation in eastern Ladakh deteriorated after around 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent face-off on May 5 and 6. The incident in Pangong Tso was followed by a similar incident in north Sikkim on May 9.

Source: The Telegraph June 08, 2020 09:11 UTC