India-U.S. military drills near LAC violate the spirit of Sino-India agreements: China
The Hindu
The two-week long India-U.S. joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ began earlier this month
China on Wednesday said it was opposed to the joint Indo-U.S. military exercises being held near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), asserting that it violates the spirit of the two border agreements signed between New Delhi and Beijing.
The 18th edition of the India-U.S. joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is currently underway in Uttarakhand, about 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
It aims to enhance interoperability and share expertise between both armies in peacekeeping and disaster relief operations.
The nearly two-week exercise began earlier this month.
“The joint military exercise between India and the U.S. close to the LAC at the China-India border violates the spirit of the agreement between China and India in 1993 and 1996,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing in Beijing.
“It does not serve the mutual trust between China and India”, he said in response to a question posed by a correspondent from Pakistan.