Indian media have recently fabricated reports that Chinese soldiers have been detained for "crossing the borderline," China Daily reported on Saturday, citing a military source.

Chinese border troops conducted a routine patrol on September 28 in the Dongzhang area on the Chinese side of the Sino-Indian border and took countermeasures resolutely when they encountered "unreasonable obstruction" from the Indian military, said the source.

The Dongzhang area is China's inherent territory, and it is entirely reasonable and legal for Chinese border troops to organize patrols on their own territory, the source added, saying: "The responsibility rests entirely with the Indian side."