China built village inside disputed territory with India's Arunachal Pradesh: US

China has built a large 100home civilian village inside disputed territory between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Indias Arunachal Pradesh claimed the US Department of Defense in its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving ChinaThese and other infrastructure development efforts along the IndiaChina border have been a source of consternation in the Indian government and media it statedThe report also specifically points out that China has attempted to blame India for provoking the standoff through Indias increased infrastructure development near the Line of Actual Control LACAsserting that its deployments to the LAC were in response to Indian provocation Beijing has refused to withdraw any forces until Indias forces have withdrawn behind the its version of the LAC and ceased infrastructure improvements in the area it statedChinese statecontrolled media forcefully asserted Chinas intent to refuse any territorial concessions demanded by IndiaPRC Peoples Republic of China officials through official statements and state media had also sought unsuccessfully to prevent India from deepening its relationship with the US during and subsequent to the standoff while accusing India of being a mere instrument of US policy in the region it statedThe department also asserted that Chinese officials have warned US officials to not interfere with the their relationship with IndiaElaborating about India and China border dispute in the last 18 months it stated that despite the ongoing diplomatic and military dialogues to reduce border tensions the PRC has continued taking incremental and tactical actions to press its claims at the LACThe report stated that tensions with India along the LAC sparked an ongoing standoff between Chinese and Indian troops in midMay 2020 which lasted through the winterThe standoff escalated on June 15 2020 after a skirmish ensued in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh between the Indian Army and PLA troops that resulted in casualties on both sides including the deaths of 20 Indian soldiersIn February 2021 the Central Military Commission CMC announced posthumous awards for four PLA soldiers though the total number of PRC casualties remains unknownThe current standoff between the two nations resulted in the first deaths in the last 45 yearsDespite agreements to disengage in the spring of 2021 both sides maintain troops along the LAC as Corps Commanderlevel negotiations progress slowlyThe report stated that differing perceptions of border demarcations along the LAC joined with recent infrastructure construction led to multiple unarmed clashes an ongoing standoff and military buildups on both sides of the borderIt also stated that throughout the standoff PRC officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis emphasising Beijings intent to preserve border stability and prevent the standoff from harming other areas of its bilateral relationship with IndiaThe PRC seeks to prevent border tensions from causing India to partner more closely with the USAs of June 2021 the PRC and India continue to maintain largescale deployments along the LAC and make preparations to sustain these forces while disengagement negotiations have made limited progress the report statedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever