According
to officials in the know of developments, the Chinese troops had built a
temporary hut in Burtse, North of Ladakh, which was subsequently
demolished by the ITBP and Army jawans on Friday.
Indian and Chinese troops recently had a face-off
along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, the same area where People's
Liberation Army had pitched camps in April, 2013 that had led to a three-week long
stalemate.
Besides, India has an Advanced Ground Landing
facility in Daulat Beg Oldi which was activated in August
2013 and the Indian Air Force had managed to land a C-130J Super
Hercules transport aircraft at the air strip located at 16614 feet above sea
level.
China is said to be eyeing this area, which gives
advantage toIndia to overlook the Karakoram highway linking the
territory illegally occupied by Chinawith
Pakistan- occupied-Kashmir.
After reports about the construction of a hutment
reached ITBP personnel, a joint patrol
of para-military forces and the Army was sent to the area after which
it was demolished.
The PLA troops had made attempts to
push the Indian troops back but these were thwarted, they said. Indian
troops displayed the banners in Chinese asking the PLA to return to
their side, the officials said. India and China share over 4,000 km
of LAC. China claims approximately 90,000 sq km of territory
in Arunachal Pradesh besides 38,000 sq km
in Jammu and Kashmir sector. Defence Ministry officials in Delhi
declined to comment.
Attempts for a flag meeting did not succeed
as Chinese side did not revert on the date for a meet, the sources said.
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