Delhi has ‘ulterior motives’, asserts Beijing:

Delhi has ‘ulterior motives’, asserts Beijing:  (Beijing blames Delhi of having hidden motives) Context

• China said on Friday that “ulterior motives” prompted India to include the tri-junction with Bhutan in the Sikkim stand-off.
• China stressed that New Delhi’s acceptance of the 1890 Sino-British treaty on the boundaries in the region should not variate with the passage of time.

The issue of Tri – Junction point

• The so-called tri-junction point as the name implies is a point instead of a line or an area, claims Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.
• Mr.
• Geng said that the road being built in China had nothing to do with the Special Representatives on the boundary in 2012 over the tri-junction.
• Mr. Geng referred to the agreement between Great Britain and China relating to Sikkim in 1890 stating that the Sikkim section of the boundary commences from the east of Mount Gipmochi.
• Accorifing to Mr Genng, the illegal trespass by the Indian troops took place at the Sikkim section of the India-China boundary, 2,000 metres away from the Mount Gipmochi.
• China affirmed that the issue had “nothing to do with the tri-junction point” and China had not breached the 2012 agreement.
• When asked to provide exact coordinates of the tri-junction, Greg said he had no information on it.
• Mr. Geng also sought to justify China’s road building, saying that it was not part of the Doklam area.
• Mr. Geng also questioned India’s stand that Doklam being part of the strategic tri-junction also known as the Chicken’s Neck.