Border dispute with India complicated, takes time; ready to discuss delimitation, says China

On Monday, June 30, 2025, China said that the border dispute with India was complex and that it would take time to settle, but it is also ready for discussions on limiting the border and keeping peaceful.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, during his meeting with Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Qingdao on June 26, suggested that India and China solve “complex problems” under a roadmap that took steps to rejuvenate the current mechanism to increase tensions throughout the borders.

Mr. Singh and Mr. Dong organized bilateral talks throughout the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the port city of China, Qingdao, and focused on maintaining peace and tranquility during the actual control line (LAC).

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“What I can say to you is that China has established the mechanism of Special Representatives (SRS) on the border question of China and India, and reached an agreement on the resolution of the Chinese-Indian border question, Ma China’s spokesman for the reacting to Mr. Singh’s words.

He said that the two sides have diplomatic and military communication mechanisms at various levels.

“China is ready to communicate with India on issues such as limiting negotiations and border management, keeps the border areas peaceful and calm and encourages cross -border change and cooperation.”

Ms. Mao, who was questioned about the long -term delay in solving the border problem despite 23 rounds at the SR level, said, the border question is complex and it takes time to solve it, ”he said.

“The positive side is that the two countries have already established mechanisms at various levels for comprehensive communication. We hope that India will work in the same direction with China, to remain in communication on the issue and keep the border areas peaceful and calm,” he said.

The first meeting of SRS

The 23rd round of the SRS meeting was held here in December last year, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang. It was the first meeting of SRS since the emergence of friction of India-China border regions in 2020 in the western sector.

The SRs at the meetings positively confirmed the implementation of the latest separation agreement of October 2024, which resulted in patrol and grazing in relevant areas.

In his meeting with Mr. Dong, Mr. Singh emphasized the need to create “good neighboring conditions” in order to achieve the best mutual benefits, and according to an Indian reading, he called on the “gap of trust” from the 2020 East Ladakh border.

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The Singh-Dong meeting arrived in the midst of efforts to reset its ties to end the military stance along the Lac in East Ladakh after both the new Delhi and Beijing last October.