The two sides met in New Delhi on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting. The two countries share a 2,000-kilometer-long border.
The Chinese government says it is committed to a peaceful resolution of the border dispute. The Indian government says the border issue should be resolved through negotiations, not through military action. The U.S. says it will continue to send troops to the border to protect the Chinese people from attacks by the Indian military. The United States says it has a right to protect its citizens from attacks from the Indian army.