INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a video conversation with the soldiers stationed along the India-China border in eastern
Ladakh and inspected their combat readiness, official media here reported on Friday.Xi resolved the troops from the Peoples Liberation Army
(PLA) head office here on the border defence scenario in Khunjerab under the Xinjiang Military Command.Xi, who is also general secretary of
the ruling Communist Party of China and the commander-in-chief of the PLA, in his remarks to the soldiers, described how recently, the area
has actually been constantly altering and how it had affected the Army, according to the video shown in the main media.During the call, he
checked their fight readiness , the report said.One of the soldiers responded that they were now carrying out vibrant and 24-hour
monitoring of the border.Xi inquired about their condition and whether they receive fresh vegetables in the unwelcoming terrain.The main
media reported Xi had actually asked the border soldiers about their border patrol and management work and hailed the soldiers as designs
of border defence and encouraged them to continue their efforts and make new contributions
Eastern Ladakh is the region where a standoff erupted on May 5, 2020 in between India and China following a violent clash in the Pangong
lake area.The 2 sides have held 17 rounds of top-level military talks on the eastern Ladakh border standoff but there was no considerable
forward motion in resolution of the staying issues.India has asserted that peace and serenity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are
essential for overall development of bilateral relationship with China.
