China accuses Indian troops of trespass in Galwan Valley region in Aksai Chin

China on Monday accused India of building “illegal” defence facilities within the Galwan Valley region of the disputed Aksai Chin area, which is controlled by Beijing but claimed by New Delhi . Chinese border troops enhanced control measures within the area, a state media report said quoting an anonymous military source. The latest round of conflict comes days after Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at a foreign site near the Sikkim border, which left troops on each side injured. The nationalistic tabloid published the report on Monday about the developments within the Galwan region. India and China have an unresolved border dispute that has cast a shadow on ties for many years . Protracted rounds of negotiations have did not resolve the 3488 km long border dispute between the 2 neighbours. Troops from the 2 countries had clashed at the Galwan Valley region before the 1962 war. Neither the Chinese foreign or defence ministries had commented on the newest incident until Monday evening. “In a resolute response to India’s recent, illegal construction of defense facilities across the border into Chinese territory within the Galwan Valley region, Chinese border defense troops have made the required moves and enhanced control measures,” the report said, quoting a Chinese military source. China says the world is found within the Hotan prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). “Since early May, India has been crossing the border within the Galwan Valley region and entering Chinese territory. The Indian-side built defence fortifications and obstacles to disrupt Chinese border defense troops’ normal patrol activities, purposefully instigated conflicts and attempted to unilaterally change the present border control situation,” the report said. The report said the region belongs to China. “The Galwan Valley region is Chinese territory, and therefore the local border control situation was very clear. The actions by the Indian side have seriously violated China and India’s agreements on border issues, violated China’s territorial sovereignty and harmed military relations between the 2 countries, consistent with the source”. “…China’s border defene troops have taken necessary measures to strengthen an on-the-spot response and control of border areas, resolutely safeguarding China’s sovereignty and security and maintaining peace and stability in the border areas”. The report added that troops from each side were in touch with one another about the present situation.