Chinese envoy: No third party interference needed in India-China border issue

NEW DELHI: China’s ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Friday took exception to remarks by his British counterpart Philip Barton on the ongoing India-China border tensions stating that it was a bilateral issue that required no “third party interference".

“Noted remarks regarding #China by British High Commissioner to India, rife with mistakes & false allegations. Boundary question falls within bilateral scope [between] #China & #India. We have wisdom & capability to properly handle differences. No need for third party interference," Sun said in a Twitter post in the early hours of Friday.

"Genuine difficulties in #SouthChinaSea originate from powers outside the locale working up regional and sea questions and subverting territorial harmony and dependability. On #HongKong undertakings, #China's HK permits no remote obstruction," Sun said in a subsequent post. 

The presents were accordingly on Barton on Thursday saying that China's activities world over – in the South China Sea, in Hong Kong and in the fringe



deadlock with India - represented a test and that the United Kingdom was "discerning" about the ramifications of this. He said the UK sought after "positive and useful commitment" with China on issues like environmental change. 

Barton's remarks came because of inquiries presented by Indian columnists at his first question and answer session in the wake of being presented on India. In his comments he had said that he invited the diminishing of pressures among India and China on the fringe through talks.

“There are challenges around the world on all sorts of Chinese actions, for us Hong Kong particularly is a focus, clearly for India the LAC (Line of Actual Control border) is a particular focus," Barton said and condoled the death of 20 Indian army personnel in a clash with Chinese soldiers at Galwan valley in eastern Ladakh on 15 June.

Britain has its own concerns about a range of Chinese actions and decided to remove equipment supplied by China’s Huawei from all its telecommunications networks by 2027 on the back of security concerns.