China’s military warned India it would defend its territory “at all costs” and planned to reinforce its position high in the Himalayas, where a stand-off between the Asian powers has stretched into its second month.
Chinese and Indian forces have been manoeuvring — and even physically shoving each other — in an effort to control a few hundred metres of barren terrain claimed by both China and Bhutan, India’s tiny neighbour and long-time ally.
India, which insists it sent its troops in aid of Bhutan and in defence of its own strategic interests, has called for all parties to “display utmost restraint”.
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