China says India border stable amid Arunachal military activity reports

Beijing,UPDATED: Aug 12, 2026 18:30 IST

China on Wednesday said the situation along the India-China border is "generally stable at the moment" and declined to comment on reports of increased Chinese military activity near the Arunachal Pradesh border.

The remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun came a day after India said issues relating to border areas with China are "most serious" and that peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control is of "utmost importance" because the situation on the frontier will shape the overall course of bilateral ties.

Responding to questions on whether there had been a recent military incident with India and whether China had stepped up military activity near Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as part of South Tibet, Guo said, "The China-India border situation is generally stable at the moment." He also referred to the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs held last week. "The two sides agreed to maintain communication via diplomatic and military channels and jointly uphold peace and tranquility in the border areas," he said.

India's comments on Tuesday came amid reports of aggressive posturing by Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri region. New Delhi also rejected Beijing's criticism of its decision to formally identify 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names. It said the state is an "inalienable and integral" part of India and that nothing can change this "indisputable reality".

India and China have taken a series of steps over the past year to rebuild ties after relations came under severe strain following the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020 and the military stand-off that continued for more than four years. In October 2024, the two sides finalised a disengagement pact for Depsang and Demchok, the last two friction points in eastern Ladakh.

Days after that agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Kazan and took several decisions to improve ties. In August last year, Modi travelled to Tianjin for the annual SCO summit, where the two leaders also held extensive talks on the sidelines. Modi said India is committed to taking forward ties with China based on mutual trust, respect and sensitivity, as both sides have in recent months initiated a series of measures to reset the relationship.

Wednesday's remarks from Beijing and Tuesday's response from New Delhi underlined that while both sides are continuing diplomatic and military engagement, border issues remain central to the future of India-China ties.

With PTI Inputs

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