China has demanded that India immediately withdraw border troops that have crossed into Chinese territory, and cautioned India to avoid a more serious situation and consequences. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the remark on Wednesday as Indian troops remained on Chinese soil after crossing the Sikkim section of the China-India border last month. China once again urges India to adhere to the boundary convention, respect China's territorial sovereignty and immediately pull back its troops to the Indian side to help solve the issue as soon as possible, Geng told a daily news conference in Beijing. The Sikkim section of the China-India border was defined by the Convention Between Great Britain and China Relating to Sikkim and Tibet in 1890 and acknowledged by successive Indian governments. China and India have been exploring solutions to their border disputes through meetings of special representatives and have jointly worked to maintain peace and stability in the border area. However, Geng said, Indian troops illegally trespassing onto the Chinese side of the Sikkim section of the China-India border, which has long been demarcated, is a serious issue. China has strongly protested the incursion to India. We demand that India ... correct its mistake with practical action, in a show of its sincerity to solve border issues and develop the China-India relationship, in order to create the necessary atmosphere and conditions for the normal development of bilateral ties, he added. On Tuesday, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui urged India to unconditionally withdraw its border troops to the Indian side of the border with China. In an interview with the Press Trust of India news agency, Luo said he was deeply worried by the grave situation. It is the first time that Indian troops have crossed the mutually recognized boundary and trespassed into China's territory, triggering a close-range face off between Chinese and Indian border troops, he said. The first step is for Indian troops to unconditionally pull back onto the Indian side of the boundary. That is the precondition for any meaningful dialogue between China and India, he added. Xinhua contributed to this story. [email protected]create your own wristbandrubber wristbands ukrubber bracelets cheapwristbands onlineglow wristbandswristband keychain
High-level advisory panel pitches 15-year pollution fight, but holds China up as modelA high-level international advisory body applauded China's efforts to improve the environment and suggested a 15-year strategy against pollution in a draft recommendation report on Monday.China has made building an ecological civilization an important goal and has taken comprehensive measures to improve the environment. This has resulted in positive results, including improved air quality, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said when chairing the annual meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, a high-level international advisory body.Like Zhang, Erik Solheim, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said he was impressed by China's tremendous achievements regarding its environment in recent years, in particular curbing much of the smog problem.China is capable of solving the environment problems themselves, said Solheim, the council's vice-chairman, adding the best practices taken by China could provide guidance to other areas facing similar issues.His praise of China's approaches to move toward being an ecological civilization won wide support from other members of the environmental council, which includes senior officials and experts from home and abroad.The council's draft recommendation presents highlights of the war against pollution in air, water and soil, and suggests the creation of a 15-year strategy that will be focused on cost-effectiveness, synergies and ways to build public confidence about eventual results.Ideally, the integrated rollout should be ready before 2020, to be in line with the 2035 pivot point, when China expects to be a basic modern country, the draft said.Solheim said he is confident that China can reach the 2035 goal to build a beautiful China, considering the determined and effective efforts adopted in recent years.Along with the longer-term strategy to curb pollution, council members suggested creating conditions for fair competition and incentives for green industries.Based on the input from Monday's meeting, the advisers and their support teams will modify their proposal and provide a final version to the State Council through the Ministry of Environmental [email protected]??
