Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh): In yet another incident of discord, the Chinese military last month strongly protested against what it called the Indian Army’s transgressions into the strategically sensitive Asaphila area along the disputed border in Arunachal Pradesh, but the Indian side roundly dismissed the complaint, official sources said. On the contrary, the Chinese military has raised objections against Indian Army being patrolling along the borders in Arunachal Pradesh, which were later dismissed by Indian Army saying that the area in the upper Subansiri region of Arunachal Pradesh belongs to India and it has regularly been carrying out patrols there. What coerced the Indian officials to answer with a full-fledged denial of the accusation was the language used by the Chinese to register its protest as the Chinese authorities called the Indian Army’s patrols in the area a ‘transgression’

“China’s protest to our patrolling in Asaphila is surprising,” PTI said quoting a source and added there were several instances of Chinese intrusions in the area which had been seriously taken up by the Indian side in the past. "Prior to the resolution of the border issue, it is hoped that the Indian side abides by the agreement protocol, respect and obey the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and refrain from hyping up the issue and work with China to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas," Geng said.
The Indian Army rejects Chinese categorisations of its patrols in Asaphila near the disputed Arunachal Pradesh border as "transgressions", and accuses China of damaging Indian roadlaying equipment.