China criticizes India over drone crash inside border
BEIJING — China’s defence ministry expressed its “dissatisfaction and opposition” Thursday over the crash of an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle inside Chinese territory, the latest in a series of border incidents between the regional rivals.
Chinese border troops identified the device and were dealing with the matter in a “professional and responsible manner,” the official Xinhua News Agency cited the deputy chief of the Chinese military’s Western Theater Command, Zhang Shuili, as saying.
“In regards to this matter, we express our strong dissatisfaction and opposition,” Zhang was cited as saying in the Xinhua article posted on the ministry’s website. “We will earnestly carry out our duty and resolutely defend our country’s sovereignty and security.”
A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the drone crashed in the Sikkim section of China’s border with India and that China has lodged a complaint with India over the issue.