Doklam standoff: We will soon call your actions 'invasion,' China tells India

We will soon call it invasion, the Chinese have told India amidst the Doklam standoff. So far we have been using trespass and incursion and that is China's goodwill, an analyst of the People's Liberation Army has said.

A senior PLA analyst Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhou was quoted by PTI as saying: 'China so far has not used the world 'invasion'. We have only used words like 'trespass' or 'incursion' and that is the goodwill of China.' Director at the Centre on China-American Defence Relations of the Academy of Military Science, Xiaozhou said: 'We hope for the best but we the Chinese government and the military do not have any room to make any compromise on the matter. So for the well-being of the two peoples and the amity of the two countries, India must withdraw unconditionally.'

China on the other hand has increased its troops at the tri-junction. China increased its troop presence at a distance of around one kilometre from Doklam plateau, north of Doka La post. This is where the Chinese have pitched around 80 tents for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers. The number of Chinese troops in the vicinity is estimated to be less than 800. 300 soldiers are also deployed at the standoff site, facing at least 350 Indian soldiers who have pitched tents in the area.

On the other hand India has advanced its schedule for Operational Alert for units of 33 Corps looking after Sikkim's border with China. An Op Alert is a two-week long yearly training event in which all Army units move to familiarise themselves with their likely area of operation.

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