“This is different from the frictions that happened in the undefined sections of the border region,” Geng told reporters in Beijing. Geng’s remarks come amid a standoff between the militaries of India and China in the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector, where Indian troops stopped road construction by Chinese soldiers. The Sikkim section has a special historical background and this is the only defined boundary between China and India, Geng said. According to the 1890 convention, the Sikkim section has been defined and both China and India have recognised this,” he said, reiterating Beijing’s stand. “It is a long border, as you know no part of the border has been agreed upon on the ground.

Source: Indian Express July 12, 2017 12:00 UTC