China to India, No Question Of Settlement, Withdraw Your Troops

China's Ambassador to India, Luo Zhaohui, said that withdrawal of Indian troops from the area is a "precondition" to any resolution.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are attending a summit of the G20 group of nations in the German city of Hamburg later this week. So far, no bilateral meeting has been arranged for them.The stand-off between the armies of the two countries is located on a plateau next to Sikkim, which borders China.According to the Chinese interpretation of events, Indian guards crossed into the Donglang region early in June and obstructed work on a road on the plateau.

Beijing claims that the area entered by Indian troops is a part of China according to an 1890 agreement with the British. Doka La is the Indian name for the region.

“ It is the first time that Indian troops have crossed the mutually recognised boundary and trespassed into China's territory triggering a close range face-off between Chinese and Indian border troops. Now 19 days have passed, but the situation still has not eased," the ambassador said. India said last week that the construction of the road was also "a serious security concern"