CHINA-INDIA: GLOBAL TIMES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF STATES SITUATION ON BORDER IS STABLE AND CHINA HAS "NO INTENTION OF LAUNCHING AN ATTACK ON INDIA"

Pointing to a report in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg about the movement of 50,000 troops by India to the LAC "and is implementing an "offensive defense" against China, which will give Indian forces "more options to attack and seize territory in China", Hu Xijin, Editor in Chief of the Global Times (July 3) dismissed these reports as " intended to set off the tension in the China-India border area and stir conflict". He stated that "according to my understanding, the overall situation on the China-India border area is stable. Neither side has recently made any extraordinary military moves that could disrupt the status quo. Both sides have troop movements and training and exercises, but none of these has affected the temporary control framework of the border areas formed through several negotiations". He added that "On the Chinese side, military deployments have entered a relatively stable phase, and China is confident that it has a firm foothold in the strategic and tactical initiative based on strength. China has military movements in the region, but they are more about the rotation of troops from the front line to the rear. Such rotation not only maintains the combat effectiveness of the frontline troops but also exercises more Chinese troops, which is conducive to China's overall military construction" Hu Xijin also observed "After more than a year of engagement, China has grown mature in countering India's provocations and restraining more of its impulses. India for its part, recognizes the strength of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and China's will to defend its territorial integrity. In the past, the Indian side often underestimated the capabilities of our military and assumed that China was unable, afraid, and unwilling to use force when provoked, but their assessment couldn't have been more wrong. China hopes that the border area between China and India will be stable for a long time. We have no intention of launching an attack on India. As long as India remains sober and does not proactively provoke China, peace will be guaranteed".





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