BEIJING - China said on Saturday that repeated Indian provocations and violations of the Current Control Line (LAC) and the commander-level agreement, in addition to the violent attack on Chinese negotiating officers and soldiers, triggered fierce physical conflicts that caused casualties.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gave a step-by-step explanation of the Galway confrontation in a series of tweets. LAC on the western section of the China-India border.
He said that since April, Indian border troops had unilaterally and continuously built roads, bridges, and other facilities in LAC in the Galway Valley. Despite multiple representations and protests by China, India went even further to cross LAC and made provocations.
Zhao Lijian said that on May 6, Indian border troops crossed LAC, invaded Chinese territory, built fortifications and barricades, preventing the patrol of Chinese border troops. They deliberately provocative in an attempt to unilaterally change the status quo of control and management, he added.
He said that the Chinese border troops were forced to take the necessary measures to respond to the situation on the ground and strengthen management and control in the border areas.
China and India remained in close communication through diplomatic and military channels to alleviate the situation.
However, he said in response to strong demand from the Chinese side, India agreed to withdraw personnel who crossed LAC and demolish the facilities, and they did so.
"India's front-line troops even violently attacked Chinese officers and soldiers who went there to negotiate, triggering fierce physical conflict and causing casualties," said Zhao Lijian.
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