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Sikkim Stand-off | China doesn't fear going to war, ready for long-term confrontation: Chinese media

"Bilateral border negotiations are still ongoing, but the atmosphere for negotiations has been poisoned by India," said an article in Chinese state daily Global Times.

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Amid ongoing stand-off with Chinese troops in Doklam area near the Bhutan tri-junction, the Chinese media on Tuesday said that it doesn't fear going to war India with India. 

Over the month-long confrontation — being seen as the longest since 1962 — near Sikkim began following China's efforts to build a road in the strategically important Dokalam area in Bhutan referred to as Donglong by the Chinese.

"China doesn't fear going to war to safeguard sovereignty either, and will make itself ready for a long-term confrontation," said a n article in state daily Global Times.

"China doesn't advocate and tries hard to avoid a military clash with India," It added.

Stating that China must be prepared for future conflicts and confrontation, the daily said, "If India stirs up conflicts in several spots, it must face the consequence of an all-out confrontation with China along the entire LAC."

“The 3,500-kilometer border has never been short of disputes. Since the 1962 border war, the Indian side has repeatedly made provocations. China must be prepared for future conflicts and confrontation. China can take further countermeasures along the Line of Actual Control (LAC),” wrote GT’s Duo Mu.

"China doesn't recognise the land under the actual control of India is Indian territory. Bilateral border negotiations are still ongoing, but the atmosphere for negotiations has been poisoned by India," It added. 

Further adding that if India plans to devote more resources in the border area, then so be it, the article said, "China can engage in a competition with India over economic and military resources deployment in the border area. With growing national strength, China is capable of deploying resources in remote border areas."

Earlier, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said India and China have handled border issues in the past and there is no reason the two countries will not be able to handle them this time.

"It is a long border, as you know no part of the border has been agreed upon on the ground. It is likely that from time to time there are differences," Jaishankar said.

Of the 3,488-km-long India-China border from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, a 220-km section falls in Sikkim.

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