Chinese military guarded on LAC standoff ahead of Modi's visit
April 30, 2015  19:58
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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Beijing next month, the Chinese military today gave a guarded response in dispelling apprehensions of yet another military standoff at the LAC saying that it "strictly abides" by agreements to maintain peace and stability on the border.

"Chinese border troops have always strictly abided by the agreements reached by the two governments and are committed to peace and stability along the border area," defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said at a media briefing here today.

He was replying to questions about apprehensions of standoffs at the Line of Actual Control during Modi's tour similar to the incidents which overshadowed the visits to India by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in 2013 and President Xi Jinping last September.

"To maintain peace and stability in the China-India border is a common interest of both the countries and it is also the common aspiration of the people of two countries," he said replying to a question from PTI.

"Through the meeting mechanisms of the border defence troops, the officers and soldiers on both sides of the borders have conducted coordination and consultation with each other and we are willing to work together with the Indian side to strengthen cooperation in various fields and push forward for new relations of the two countries," he said.

Modi is expected to arrive on his first visit to China from May 14-16.
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