The Doklam standoff was the longest between India and China in recent years and fanned tensions between the neighbouring giants.<\/p>\n
India should learn its lesson from the Doklam standoff and prevent similar incidents in the future, China said on Wednesday, barely two days after border troops from the two countries disengaged after a 70-day military impasse along the international boundary near Sikkim.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the Indian side will learn lessons from this incident and prevent similar things from happening again,\u201d foreign minister Wang Yi told a press briefing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Wang made the statement at a briefing on the upcoming BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa — summit next week which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n
Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the BRICS summit in China\u2019s southeastern coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province from September 3 to 5.<\/p>\n
Wang, responding to a question on the resolution of the impasse and whether it was a face-saver for China, said the fact is that Indian troops withdrew from the Doklam area, which is under China\u2019s control but claimed by Bhutan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the border face-off caused by India\u2019s trespassing, that has been settled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedia may have their own speculation. What is most important is the authoritative information released by the government. The information provided by (China\u2019s) ministry of foreign affairs reflects the facts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Though border skirmishes between India and China are not unusual, the Doklam face-off was the longest in recent times, at times raising possibilities of blowing up into low-intensity war.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s response during the standoff was vitriolic and scathing, in contrast to the relatively measured reactions by India.<\/p>\n
In line with Beijing\u2019s stated posturing, Wang sought to claim victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trespassing personnel and equipment from India were all withdrawn to the Indian side of the border around 2.30 pm the day before yesterday. That brought the face-off to an end and that is the basic fact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wang added that now that the impasse had been resolved, both sides should work towards maintaining steady bilateral ties.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope through the efforts of both sides will maintain healthy and stability momentum of growth for China India relations. This is not only in the interest of Indian and Chinese people but for the aspirations of the international community and neighbouring countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wang said it was natural for India and China to have differences but those differences needed to be set aside.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth India and China are big countries. It is only natural there are some problems in our interactions. What is important is that we put these differences in an appropriate place and under the principle of mutual respect and following the consensus of our leaders, we need to handle and manage them properly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wang added: \u201cIn the meantime, through our engagement in different mechanisms, we need to work out a solution in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n
The foreign minister spoke about the potential for development and cooperation between India and China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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