Chinese President Xi Jinping recently interacted with troops deployed along the India-China border in eastern Ladakh via video conferencing as he inspected their combat readiness and also inquired about their living conditions in the difficult terrain .
The president addressed troops at the border defense position in Khunjerab under the Xinjiang Military Command from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters, official media reported here on Friday.
During the call, Xi explained how “in recent years, the region is constantly changing” and how this affected the military.
When he asked them about their combat readiness, one of the soldiers replied that they were now “dynamic” and “24-hour” monitoring the border. Xi also asked the border troops about “their border patrolling and management work”.
The President also inquired about their living conditions and whether they were able to “get fresh vegetables” in the remote area. He “honoured the soldiers as models of border defense and exhorted them to persevere in their efforts and make new contributions.”
Eastern Ladakh is the region where the standoff between India and China started on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Lake area.
The two sides have held 17 rounds of high-level military talks on the eastern Ladakh border standoff, but there has been no significant progress in resolving the remaining issues.
India has asserted that peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations with China.
(With inputs from PTI)
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