China says its troops conducted ‘normal patrols’ along border with India, abided by agreements

Chinese foreign ministry responded to India's remarks on military disturbance at border, saying Beijing always 'strictly abide' by relevant agreement, according to Reuters.

China carried out normal patrol and control activities in the border areas, the ministry added.

The comments days after External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is disturbed from time to time when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns, asserting that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations.


"As we have noted in the past, the situation in the India-China border areas gets disturbed from time to time when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns," Jaiswal said at MEA's bi-weekly media briefing. "Both sides continue to use existing diplomatic and military mechanisms to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation along the LAC."