Situation along Arunachal Pradesh border normal: China
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NEW DELHI, NOV. 9. The Defence Ministry today denied that there was increased activity on the India-China border and said the situation was normal.
It said reports quoting the General Officer Commanding 4 Corps, Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar, as saying that the Army had been placed on full alert following increased activity of China along the border in Arunachal Pradesh, were misleading and false. "The situation along the India-China border is normal. Both sides are maintaining normal vigilance and confidence-building measures are in place. The GOC 4 Corps was quoted out of context." - UNI
PTI reports from Beijing:
Earlier in the day, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman described as normal the activity of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) along the border.
"The activity carried along the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are normal activities and questions shouldn't be raised against them," the spokeswoman, Ms. Zhang Qiyue, said when contacted for the Chinese reaction to the comments by Lt. Gen. Shekatkar.
She claimed, 'The Chinese side has strictly abided by the relevant agreements signed by the two countries. We have worked relentlessly for peace and stability along the border area.'
Recently, the General Officer Commanding of the 4th Corps, Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar, had said, "`We have observed Chinese activities increasing on their side of the border since June last, after which the troops have been put on maximum alert.'" The Chinese were building a road near the border, along with other movements since June which were being monitored by the Army. Considering the increase in their activities, the Indian Army was taking precautions, he had said.
Official sources told PTI that they were aware of the heightened Chinese patrolling along the border. The Government was also aware that China was constructing a road close to the LAC.
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