China says no room for negotiations on Sikkim standoff, adds Ladakh to dispute with India

Hindustan Times ^ | Jul 15, 2017 | Sutirtho Patranobis

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China says no room for negotiations on Sikkim standoff, adds Ladakh to dispute with India

The commentary by the official Xinhua news agency warned that India could face “embarrassment” if it does not withdraw its border troops and sought to add yet another dimension to the face-off by bringing in the Ladakh region and linking it to Pakistan.

Updated: Jul 15, 2017 22:20 IST
Sutirtho Patranobis
Hindustan Times, Beijing

With no end in sight to the standoff in the Sikkim sector, China on Saturday said there is “no room” for negotiations to resolve the military face-off and the only solution is the withdrawal of Indian troops from the Donglang or Doklam region.

India will face “embarrassment” if it does not withdraw its border troops to its own side and the situation could get “worse”, the official Xinhua news agency said in a commentary on Saturday night.

“China has made it clear that there is no room for negotiations on this incident, and India must withdraw its border-crossing troops from Doklam. For China, border line is the bottom line,” the commentary said.

The commentary sought to add yet another dimension to the face-off by bringing in the Ladakh region and linking it to Pakistan, China’s “iron brother” ally.

“India should not regard the existing situation as the same as or even similar to the previous two standoffs in 2013 and 2014 near Ladakh, a disputed area between China, Pakistan and India in southeastern Kashmir. Diplomatic efforts led the troop’s frictions there to a well-arranged end. But this time it is a totally different case,” it added.

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Ladakh and Sikkim....God knows why? There is NOTHING to fight over there, except maybe Goji berry orchards. No appreciable mineral resources of value.

[JudgemAll]

India is doing the work of Bismark which cooled Napoleon’s ambitions for a world war. Not supporting India there would embolden China and truly usher us to another world war of entitlement mentalities

[mylife]

Ladakh has been India forever

[mylife]

Hands off Bhutan too!

[mylife]

They have the highest motor pass in the world and a lot of prayer flags...

[captain_dave]

China might be angling for a short easy conflict that they can win to let the world know they are powerful. The last war China fought was a brief border conflict with Vietnam in 1979. Their soldiers and leadership are untested.

[Rurudyne]

Each move of the border is setting up another move of the border.

[Rurudyne]

Been busy making things for export.

[armourenthusiast]

Did anyone ask Tibet?