Beijing: The China has said on Monday that the Dokalam is a part of it and India should have “learned lesson” from stand-off last year, the Ambassador of India blamed the face-off, saying it happened because Beijing tried to alter “disputed the status quo” In the area.
The Commenting on the remarks to India’s Ambassador to Gautam Bambawale, was published on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chuning said, “Donglong (Dokalam) is belongs to China because we have a historical conventions. The China’s activities are within our universal rights. There is no such thing as changing the situation, “he said in a media briefing. Thanks to our solid efforts and our intelligence last year, we have solved this issue properly. We hope that the Indian side can learn some lessons from this and stick to historical conventions and work with China. Ensure that the environment in the border areas is favorable for the development of bilateral relations.
After the Chinese troops stopped construction of road in Dokalam in Sikkim section, ended in August last year, standoff the 73-day deadlock on China’s efforts to build a road closer to India’s narrow Chicken Nek area, though Beijing never officially accepted it. The area of stand-off also claimed by Bhutan.
