No ‘Slow Encroachment’ By China In Arunachal Pradesh, Sources Say; Call Social Media Claims ‘Attention-Seeking’

The e
is
o
evide ce
of
a y
“slow
e c oachme t& dquo;
by
Chi a
i to
A u achal
P adesh,
gove me t
sou ces
told
ews
age cy
ANI
o
Tuesday,
dismissi g
claims
ci culati g
o
social
media
as
“atte tio -seeki g
ploys& dquo;
without
specific
evide ce.

The
sou ces
said
occasio al
face-offs
betwee
I dia
a d
Chi ese
pat ols
occu
because
the
bo de
emai s
u dema cated.
Howeve ,
such
i cide ts
a e
ha dled
th ough
established
mecha isms
a d
p otocols,
they
said.

“The e
is
o
slow
e c oachme t
i
A u achal
P adesh
by
Chi a
as
alleged,& dquo;
the
sou ces
said.

They
added
that
the
I dia
A my
a d
the
I do-Tibeta
Bo de
Police
(ITBP)
a e
equipped
to
mai tai
a
st o g
p ese ce
alo g
the
bo de
while
mo ito i g
a d
checki g
Chi ese
activities.

“Se satio al
claims
like
this
without
goi g
i to
specifics
a e
atte tio -seeki g
ploys,& dquo;
the
sou ces
said,
acco di g
to
ANI.

Chi a’s
Claims
Ove
A u achal
P adesh

The
sou ces
also
poi ted
to
Chi a’s
lo g-sta di g
te ito ial
claims
ove
A u achal
P adesh,
which
Beiji g
efe s
to
as
“South
Tibet& dquo;.

Du i g
bo de
talks
i
1960,
Chi a
had
epo tedly
claimed
a ou d
69,000
squa e
kilomet es
of
te ito y
i
A u achal
P adesh.
They
also
efe ed
to
the
1959
i cide t
at
Lo gju,
whe e
Chi ese
fo ces
attacked
a
Assam
Rifles
post
a d
took
co t ol
of
the
a ea.

The
sou ces
said
the
egio
has
emai ed
u de
adve se
possessio
a d
has
f eque tly
d aw
atte tio
because
of
Chi a’s
i f ast uctu e
developme t
the e.

I dia’s
Bo de
I f ast uctu e
Push

The
sou ces
also
ecalled
Chi a’s
milita y
ope atio s
i
A u achal
P adesh
du i g
the
1962
I dia-Chi a
wa ,
pa ticula ly
i
the
Kame g,
Suba si i,
Siyom,
Sia g
a d
Lohit
valleys.
Followi g
the
ceasefi e,
howeve ,
the
People’s
Libe atio
A my
(PLA)
withd ew
to
a eas
o th
of
the
Li e
of
Actual
Co t ol
(LAC),
they
said.

A u achal
P adesh
sha es
a
lo g
bo de
with
Tibet
alo g
the
G eat
Himalaya
a ge.
The
sou ces
said
I dia’s
sustai ed
i f ast uctu e
developme t
i
the
egio
i
ece t
yea s
has
st e gthe ed
pat olli g
a d
su veilla ce
capabilities
alo g
the
f o tie .

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