China claims these photographs prove Indian Army crossed the border
Chinese Foreign Ministry released photographs showing two vehicles of the Indian Army crossing the boundary.
China on Thursday released photographs claiming evidence that the Indian Army had "transgressed" into what China claims as its territory, but is in fact disputed by Bhutan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang released photographs showing two vehicles of the Indian Army crossing the boundary.
The red line in the middle of the photographs is the boundary
China claims the photos showed India on "China's side" of the boundary line. It did not mention the location but the photographs are thought to be from the Doklam plateau, which China refers to as Donglang, near the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction.
The area is on the China-Bhutan border and is disputed.
"The Donglang region belongs to Chinese territory and it is very clear the conditions of the threshold where the areas are that were trespassed by the Indian troops," Lu said. "This is an undeniable fact that Indian troops have trespassed the boundary and is violating our historical boundary conventions and as well as promises by the Indian government."
"We can show you the pictures and photos concerning borders trespassed by Indian troops," he added.
The photographs marks an unprecedented public push by China on the border stand-off and is a follow-up of several statements from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Foreign Ministry all alleging India "transgressed" the agreed upon Sino-Indian border.
China, however, has not commented on Bhutan's concerns and demarche protesting Chinese road construction in a disputed area, claiming the territory belonged to China.
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