Key talks to be held tomorrow between senior Indian and Chinese military officials (Representation)
Beijing:
China appointed a new army commander for its land forces at the Western Theater Command, responsible for the Sino-Indian border, before key talks between senior Indian and Chinese military officials on Saturday to end the current deadlock.
The Western Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced on its official website that Lieutenant-General Xu Qiling has been appointed new commander of its land forces.
Prior to that, he would have served with the Eastern Theater Command.
The PLA’s Western Theater Command, which includes the land force or the army, the air force and the rocket force, is led by General Zhao Zongqi.
The new appointment comes at a time when Chinese and Indian forces have been stranded since the start of last month.
On Saturday, the two sides are expected to deliberate on specific proposals to end the one-month deadlock in eastern Ladakh during the first in-depth talks between the Indian and Chinese military, led by the lieutenant generals of the two armies. .
Lt. Gen. Harinder Singh, general officer commanding the 14th corps, based in Leh, is expected to represent India in talks to be held at one of LAC’s meeting points, official sources in New Delhi told the PTI news agency.
The two sides have already held at least 10 rounds of negotiations between local commanders and the main general officers of the two armies, but talks have not yielded any positive results, they said.
The border between India and China covers the actual control line of 3,488 km.
The two sides said that while waiting for the final settlement of the border issue, it was necessary to maintain peace and tranquility in the areas along the LAC region.
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