The US assertion comes days after a number of cases of Chinese incursion by land and air.
New Delhi: The US as we speak stated border disputes with China – be it in Ladakh or within the South China Sea – are a “reminder of the threat by China”. The sturdy assertion by Alice Wells, Outgoing Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, got here days after a number of cases of Chinese incursion by land and air, one in all which led to a face-off between Indian and Chinese troops.
The “provocations and disturbing behaviour by China that poses questions about how China seeks to use its growing power”, the US stated.
“That’s why you’ve seen a rallying of like-minded nations whether it is in ASEAN or through other diplomatic groupings like the trilateral with the US, Japan and India, or the Quad — conversations globally about how we can reinforce the principles of the post-World War II global order that supported free and open trade, that raised all boats including the Chinese boat,” added Alice Wells.
Over the final weeks, reinforcement of troops throughout the border was carried out after studies of China pitching tents close to river Galwan — a 1962 flashpoint that has seen aggression in latest days — and rising building actions.
Earlier this month, Indian and Chinese troopers had been concerned in a face off on the banks of the high-altitude Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh and in addition in North Sikkim. Several Indian and Chinese troopers had been injured within the incident in Ladakh.
Chinese helicopters had been additionally seen working within the disputed area in japanese Ladakh.
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