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22:10, 10-Aug-2017
Army source dismisses Reuters report that Chinese troops agreed to withdraw from Indian border
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A Chinese army source has refuted a report published by Reuters on Tuesday, which claimed that India had asked China to withdraw its troops 250 meters from the border, with China agreeing to move only 100 meters.
"It is completely false. Nonsense. It makes no common sense," the military insider said.
According to the report, an anonymous source "with close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government" said China and India held private talks, with India tabling this suggestion before talks collapsed.
The army source said China has repeatedly stated its position that India must withdraw its troops back to its side of the border, and that China will not discuss any concessions.
"No one has the power to violate this stance, or make concessions to the Indian army," he said.
He said that the news report may have been fed to Reuters by the Indian side as a smoke bomb.
He went on to say that India must abandon illusions that their delay of withdrawing will change the situation, and stop playing tricks in an attempt to shake the will of the Chinese side.