The Chinese transgressions along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) have increased by 48 per cent compared to the last year, a media report said today.
According to The Indian Express, there were 415 transgressions by Chinese soldiers into the Indian side of the LAC in 2017 — as against 271 transgressions in 2016.
The number of faceoffs — when military patrols of the two countries come face-to-face in territory claimed by both countries — also shot up to 216 in 2017 from 146 in 2016, said the report.
There are 23 major areas of dispute on the LAC, according to the report, identified by the Indian side, where most Chinese transgressions take place and faceoffs occur. These include Demchok, Chumar, Pangong Tso and Spanggur Gap in Ladakh, Kaurik in Himachal Pradesh, Barahoti in Uttarakhand, and Namkha Chu, Sumdorong Chu, Asaphila and Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, it said.
Quoting official data, the report said that there have been 26 flag meetings, a part of the CBM, between India and China since June 2016.