Donglang

BRICS SUMMIT: Xi-Modi meeting falls flat and accomplishes little

In many ways the would-be highlight of this year’s BRICS summit, the inevitable handshake and discussion between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was something of a dog that did not bark.
While India withdrew its troops from Doklam/Donglang just prior to the beginning of the BRICS summit, in a move widely seen as a way to avoid embarrassment for the Indian delegation upon its visit to China, little apparent progress on settling the underlying border tensions between the Asian powers appears to have been made.

CONFIRMED: China to maintain HIGH COMBAT READINESS in Doklam/Donglang

BEIJING (Sputnik) – China will maintain a high combat readiness level in the disputed area of Doklam (Donglang) near the border with India and Bhutan after reaching an agreement with New Delhi on the disengagement of troops, Director of the Information Office of the Chinese Defense Ministry Wu Qian said on Monday.
Earlier in the day, China and India agreed on the accelerated withdrawal of troops from Doklam.

5 possible outcomes of the China-India border dispute

The current border dispute between China and India centred around the tri-junction of the borders of India, Bhutan and China in an area India calls Doklam and China calls Donglang, is showing no signs of being resolved.
China has once again blasted India for literally refusing to budge on the issue.
Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry has most recently stated,