US role rejected as India and China vow to resolve border dispute themselves

Name: China-India border dispute fuelled by rise in nationalism on both sides
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Neighbours to hold high-level military talks on Saturday after month of confrontation near the Line of Actual Control

US President Donald Trump had offered to mediate, which the Chinese and Indian governments refused

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Clashes in the Ladakh region on the India-China border have continued for the past month. Photo: AP

Liu Zhen

Published: 8:00am, 4 Jun 2020Updated: 8:00am, 4 Jun 2020

China and India will move to end their weeks-long border stand-off when their senior military leaders hold talks on Saturday that observers are predicting will end positively.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed the meeting between senior Indian and Chinese military leaders, despite both sides sending more troops to the front line.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday that China’s position on the border dispute was to defend national sovereignty and security while maintaining peace and stability.

“Presently the communication between China and India has been smooth with well-functioning channels,” he said in Beijing.

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China-India border dispute fuelled by rise in nationalism on both sides

He stressed that the situation was “stable and controllable”, with “no need for involvement of any third party”, rejecting an offer by the United States to mediate in the dispute.