LAC Face-off: In a conciliatory note, China says Dragon and Elephant can dance together

Amidst the India China face-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Bejing has taken a conciliatory approach, saying that the two countries working together is the only right choice.

Amidst the India China face-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Bejing has taken a conciliatory approach, saying that the two countries working together is the only right choice.

The Chinese Envoy to India, Sun Weidong has said, "Realization of Dragon and Elephant dancing together is the only right choice for China and India, which serves the fundamental interests of our two countries and two peoples."

"China and India are each other's opportunities and pose no threat to each other" & both "need to see each other's development in a correct way and enhance strategic mutual trust. We should correctly view our differences and never let the differences shadow the overall situation of bilateral cooperation," he added.

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Earlier in the day, the Chinese Foreign Ministry in its daily presser said, "Current situation on China-India border is generally stable and controllable" & confirmed both sides are in touch with each other.

Government sources told WION on Tuesday that the ongoing India China standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is "sensitive but not dangerous" and both sides are in touch to resolve the current situation at local and diplomatic level.

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On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said he is willing to "mediate or arbitrate" in the "raging border" dispute.

In a tweet, he said, "We have informed both India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to mediate or arbitrate their now raging border dispute. Thank you!"

India and China face-off comes 3 years after the 2017 Doklam crisis. After the 2-month long Doklam crisis, both countries established a mechanism of informal summits alternating between the two countries to resolve any problems that may arise.

In the first informal summit in Wuhan in 2018, both sides gave "guidance" to forces and "committed" to work for the "common objective of maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas". This was reiterated again in the Mamallapuram informal summit that took place in India last year.