BEIJING, Feb. 29 -- The current border situation between China and India is generally stable, and the two sides are maintaining effective communication through diplomatic and military channels, said a Chinese defense spokesperson at a regular press conference on Thursday.
Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to media query about Indian officials’ claim that “the new round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting did not make any progress”.
“The above statement is not true,” said Spokesperson Zhang. He stated that on February 19, China and India held the 21st round of Corps Commander Level Meeting at the Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on the Chinese side. The two sides had positive, in-depth and constructive communication on resolving the border issues of each other's concern and agreed to reach a mutually acceptable solution at an early date.
“China attaches great importance to the China-India military-to-military relations and hopes that India and China will work towards the same goal, enhance mutual trust, properly settle differences and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas,” said the spokesperson.
问：印内政部安全官员称，中印第21轮军长级会谈中，“中国军队的立场已变得更强硬，并继续拒绝印度要求的从拉达克东部实控线沿线的德普桑和德姆乔克平原脱离接触”，因此“新一轮会谈没有取得任何进展”。请问如何看待当前中印边境局势？
答：上述言论与事实不符。当前中印边境局势总体稳定，双方通过外交和军事渠道保持着有效沟通。2月19日，中印两军在莫尔多/楚舒勒会晤点中方一侧举行第二十一轮军长级会谈，双方就解决彼此关切的边境现地问题进行了积极、深入和建设性沟通，同意尽早达成双方都能接受的解决方案。中方重视中印两军关系，希望印方与中方相向而行，增进互信、妥处分歧，共同维护边境地区和平安宁。
