China has warned US not to interfere in its relationship with India: Pentagon

China has warned American officials not to interfere in its relationship with India the Pentagon has said in a report to the CongressThroughout its standoff with India along the Line of Actual Control LAC Chinese officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis emphasising Beijings intent to preserve border stability and prevent the standoff from harming other areas of its bilateral relationship with India the Pentagon said in a report on TuesdayThe PRC Peoples Republic of China seeks to prevent border tensions from causing India to partner more closely with the United States PRC officials have warned US officials to not interfere with the PRCs relationship with India the Pentagon said in its latest report to the Congress on Chinese military buildupIn a section on the ChinaIndia border the Pentagon said throughout 2021 the PLA sustained the deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build up along the LAC Negotiation made minimal progress as both sides resist losing perceived advantages on the border it saidAlso Read Republicans gain control of US House of RepresentativesBeginning in May 2020 Chinese and Indian forces faced off in clashes with rocks batons and clubs wrapped in barbed wire at multiple locations along the LAC The resulting standoff triggered the buildup of forces on both sides of the borderEach country demanded the withdrawal of the others forces and a return to prestandoff conditions but neither China nor India agreed on those conditions it saidThe PRC blamed the standoff on Indian infrastructure construction which it perceived as encroaching on PRC territory while India accused China of launching aggressive incursions into Indias territoryiquest it addedSince the 2020 clash the PLA has maintained continuous force presence and continued infrastructure build up along the LACThe 2020 Galwan Valley incident was the deadliest clash between the two nations in the past 46 years the report saidOn the June 15th 2020 patrols violently clashed in Galwan Valley resulting in the death approximately twenty Indian soldiers and four PLA soldiers according to PRC officials it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever