LAC disengagement complete, claims China; India denies

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ The frontline troops of China and India have “completed” disengagement at most locations of their border, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday, adding the situation on the ground is easing.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made this statement at a briefing in Beijing when a reporter from China’s official media asked him to comment on media reports that the border troops from India and China have completed the disengagement from the Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Kongka Pass areas and the only area where disengagement is left to be implemented is along the Pangong Tso.

During the briefing, the spokesman noted that China and India have recently conducted frequent communication through military and diplomatic channels. The border troops of China and India have “completed” the disengagement in most locations in eastern Ladakh after “intensive communication” through military and diplomatic channels and the situation on the ground is easing, the official translator quoted Wang as saying. Indian government sources in New Delhi said this statement is not correct.