The eleventh round of China-India military commander-level talks lasted for 13 hours and declared two new changes!
[Global Times reporter Guo Yuandan] The Spokesperson of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Western Theater Commander Long Shaohua said in a statement on the evening of April 10 that on April 9, the Chinese and Indian militaries met on the Indian side at the Mordo/Chushule meeting point. The 11th round of military commander-level talks was held. The two sides exchanged views on issues of mutual concern and will continue to maintain communication through military and diplomatic channels.
"I hope that the Indian side cherishes the current positive trend of easing and cooling in the Sino-Indian border area, abides by the relevant agreements and agreements of the two countries and the two militaries and the consensus of the previous talks, and meets the Chinese side to jointly safeguard the peace and tranquility of the border area." On the same day, India also announced. The statement.
A Chinese expert interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times believes that the 11th round of the Sino-Indian military commander-level talks did not issue a joint press release as in the past, nor was it issued by the Ministry of National Defense but at the western theater level. It is still difficult to solve the remaining problems.
The tenth round of the China-India military commander-level talks was held on February 20 this year. The two sides gave positive comments on the disengagement of the front-line forces in the Bangong Lake area in the early stage. They considered this to be an important development to resolve the actual control line in the western section of the Sino-Indian border. Other issues in the region provide the basis.
According to a report by the Economic Times of India on the 10th, the talks started at 10:30 am on the 9th and lasted about 13 hours.
The purpose of this meeting is to promote the next phase of disengagement between the Chinese and Indian armed forces in other regions.
The Indian military issued a statement on the 10th that the two sides discussed in detail the disengagement of the remaining areas during the talks and agreed to jointly maintain stability on the ground, avoid any new conflicts, and quickly resolve outstanding issues.
The statement stated that the completion of disengagement in other regions will pave the way for both sides to consider demotion by force, ensure the full restoration of peace and tranquility, and make progress in bilateral relations.
"The Times of India" commented on the 10th that the latest talks "have no breakthrough."
"India Today" said on the 11th that the statement lacked progress details, indicating that Friday's talks have reached a deadlock.
Beginning in May 2020, a new round of conflicts and confrontations broke out between the Chinese and Indian forces in the border areas.
On June 15, casualties occurred during the clash between the two armies in the Kalwan River Valley.
Since then, the Chinese and Indian armed forces have conducted several rounds of military commander-level talks.
Compared with the previous rounds of military commander-level talks, there have been two changes in the form of announcements by both parties after the eleventh round of talks.
First of all, the news publisher has changed. Prior to this, the Ministry of National Defense announced the news of the Sino-Indian military commander-level meeting. This time it was replaced by the Western Theater Press Spokesperson.
In addition, after the sixth round of commander-level talks between the Chinese and Indian militaries on September 22, 2020, the two sides jointly issued a joint press release. This release method has been used until the tenth round of commander-level talks.
After the latest round of military commander-level talks, the two sides did not issue a joint press release.
Qian Feng, director of the research department of the National Institute of Strategic Studies of Tsinghua University, told the Global Times on the 11th that the Chinese conversation showed that the 11th round of military commander-level talks did not involve the two sides stationing in the remaining areas as previously expected. The military disengaged completely and reached a consensus, and the Chinese side was dissatisfied and worried about the slow progress of the current situation.
In connection with this meeting, no joint press release was issued as in the past, nor was it issued by the Ministry of National Defense but at the western theater level. This shows from one aspect that it is still difficult to jointly resolve the remaining issues.
Qian Feng believes that under the current international and regional situation, China's worries and reminders are not redundant.
In recent years, the confrontation between the border guards of China and India at the western border usually took place in the spring and summer.
As the temperature on the plateau continues to rise, if the problem of troop withdrawal in the remaining areas is not resolved, it will inevitably affect this hard-won stabilization momentum.
If some people in India imagine that the recent India-US relations, especially military cooperation, can bring more "bargaining chips" and "assuming" to them on border issues, they will not cherish the various efforts made by the two armies before, and even reached the early stage. Playing "small cleverness" on the issue of consensus will undoubtedly destroy the mutual trust between the two militaries that is still being restored.
On the other hand, the news released by both parties after the meeting mentioned that the two sides will continue to communicate.
Qian Feng analyzed that since the Chinese and Indian armed forces reached a consensus on disengagement on the south and north shore of Pangong Lake on February 10 this year, the two sides have resolved the key to the most prone to large-scale military conflict through the first 10 rounds of military commander-level talks. The question shows the willingness and determination of the two sides to jointly promote a substantial cooling of the situation through pragmatic actions after 10 months of tense confrontation, which has been universally affirmed by the international community. "In the past two months, both sides have focused on this issue. The confrontation issue in the remaining areas of the sub-border conflict continues to maintain communication through military and diplomatic channels. On the other hand, the previous results have been implemented and consolidated. So far, there has been no re-heating of the situation in the north and south coast of Bangong Lake."