China has been angered by the statement of India's Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan. The CDS said that the unstable India-China borders are the biggest challenge. CDS Chauhan has even said that the rise of China is a serious problem. He said that India and the Indian Armed Security Forces will have to face China in the near future. China has become angry with these statements of CDS and China's official newspaper has also targeted India.
Chinese government media wrote on its Twitter (X) handle that India and China can and should be partners. Both countries should avoid becoming rivals and certainly not enemies. Chinese media further wrote that India is very skeptical about the rise of China and there is no point in seeing China as a challenge, it has nothing to do with India's success. China's government media wrote that India need not be afraid of the alleged challenges from China.
What was that statement of CDS Anil Chauhan?
CDS Anil Chauhan Savitribai Phule was present as a speaker and addressed the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, University of Pune. CDS arrived to participate in the 3rd Strategic and Security Dialogue on 'The Rise of China and its Impact on the World'. Meanwhile, he discussed the situation in China and India. CDS said that the biggest problem for India is the unstable border with China. CDS said that India's ancient boundaries are now taking shape. The borders were firm during the British era but after independence they did not receive international recognition, due to which India inherited disputed borders.
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CDS Chauhan said that after China's occupation of Tibet, India has got a new neighbor. Also, the partition of India led to the creation of a new nation and also spread hostility towards India. CDS said that today India has border disputes with both the neighboring countries. For this reason, terms like Line of Actual Control, Line of Control and Line of Actual Land came into existence. The CDS said that the border security forces need to deal tactfully with the Chinese Army PLA today.