Itanagar, Oct 8: A few troops from China were temporary detained by Indian soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang after around 200 of them crossed over into the Indian side from Tibet and attempted to damage unoccupied bunkers.
According to sources, the incident took place last week between the border pass of Bum La and Yangtze, close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Sources said the Chinese patrol party’s transgression into the Indian side of the LAC was strongly contested by Indian troops and a few Chinese soldiers were temporarily detained.
The matter was subsequently resolved at the local military commanders’ level. “The Chinese Soldiers were release and situation was decided,” a source said.
“The India-China border has not been formally demarcated. Hence, there is a difference in perception of LAC between the countries. Peace and tranquility in these areas of differing perceptions has been possible by adhering to existing agreements and protocols between the two countries,” the sources added.
China’s habitual transgressions
A show of Chinese aggression in the region is not new. In 2016, more than 200 Chinese troops had reportedly transgressed into the Indian side of the LAC at Yangtze, but had gone back in a few hours.
In 2011, Chinese troops had tried to scale a 250-metre-long wall on the Indian side of the LAC and damaged it, leading to New Delhi lodging a protest with Beijing.
India and China continue to be engaged in a standoff at the LAC in eastern Ladak since May last year, even though a disengagement of troops from both sides has taken place in the sensitive Pangong Tso area and the Gogra area after a series of military and diplomatic talks.
