'Global & regional strategic issues' discussed at the first physical meeting between the two sides since tensions at LAC in 2020 over China's ingress into eastern Ladakh.
The meeting was held on 27 March in Beijing and was attended by Joint Secretary (East Asia) from India and DG of Boundary and Oceanic Dept of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Bridges connecting east and west banks of Lohit river will also link to 75-km road being constructed between Dong and Jachep near India-Myanmar-China trijunction.
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Brussels-based International Crisis Group warns of troop and infrastructure build-up on both sides in its 14 November report. It recommends resuming dialogue to defuse the situation.
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