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Chinese experts dismiss hype of border issue, call for China, India to prevent it from hijacking bilateral ties_我的网站

一 |     中新网怀化8月20日电 (付敬懿 杨若兰)8月20日，法国青年马库斯、白士杰与中国青年钟灏松一行来到位于湖南芷江侗族自治县的中国人民抗日战争胜利受降纪念馆，捐赠了一批法国官方解密抗战档案扫描件，以第三方国际视角丰富芷江抗战史料馆藏，补齐湖南抗战域外史证链条。    

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Some Indian media outlets and regional political forces have recently sought to amplify allegations of an unverified China-India border confrontation, while official signals from Beijing and New Delhi have emphasized stability, communication and the importance of managing differences through established mechanisms.
The contrasting narratives have emerged at a moment when exchanges between China and India in various fields have gradually resumed, and cooperation has been advanced in an orderly manner, Chinese experts noted, warning that sensationalizing border-related claims could disrupt the hard-won momentum in bilateral ties and the two countries should prevent the boundary question from hijacking their broader relationship.
Contrasting narratives 
The latest media speculation was partly triggered by claims made by the People's Party of the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" (PPA), a regional Indian political party. According to The Arunachal Times, a local Indian newspaper, a four-member PPA "fact-finding committee" led by former minister and party adviser Kahfa Bengia visited the so-called "Taksing area" (known as Taxin, in Zangnan, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region) on July 10 and subsequently alleged that Indian forces had been prevented from accessing several patrolling points.
The claims were then amplified by Indian news outlet ThePrint, which reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources, that Chinese and Indian patrols had allegedly come "face to face" near Taxin in late July.
The outlet further claimed that Chinese personnel subsequently left before returning in early August and setting up "two or three tents."
However, ThePrint acknowledged that sources in India's defense and security establishment said the "situation was well under control."
Some other Indian reports have also questioned the sensational allegations. India Today reported on Wednesday that Indian government sources dismissed social media claims circulating about what was described as "slow encroachment," while noting that similar allegations regarding the area had previously been rejected by local authorities and the Indian Army.
In fact, the claims stand in contrast to the official diplomatic signals coming from both sides.
Asked on Tuesday about reports concerning the border, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi takes border matters seriously and reiterated India's position that "the state of the border affairs will reflect on the state of our larger bilateral ties," according to a media briefing released by the ministry on its website on Tuesday.  
He also referred to existing mechanisms for dealing with border issues and preventing misunderstanding and miscalculation, according to the briefing. 
Responding on Wednesday to questions from Bloomberg and Reuters concerning social media claims about stepped-up Chinese military activity and a possible new border incident, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, "The China-India border situation is generally stable at the moment." 
"China and India held the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on China-India Border Affairs last week. The two sides agreed to maintain communication via diplomatic and military channels and jointly uphold peace and tranquility in the border areas," Guo said. 
Qian Feng, director of the Research Department at Tsinghua University's National Strategy Institute, told the Global Times on Thursday that the fact that the two sides continue to communicate through established channels shows that the border situation has not developed in the direction of escalation portrayed by some Indian media.
Such hype also came amid another development concerning Zangnan. India on August 7 announced what it called "standard" names for 27 locations in so-called "Arunachal Pradesh," a move that some Indian media outlets portrayed as an effort to counter China and further connected with the latest reports of border tensions.
China has firmly rejected the move. Responding to the issue on Monday, spokesperson Guo said, "Zangnan region is China's territory. China does not recognize the so-called 'Arunachal Pradesh' illegally set up by India." 
Guo said India's attempt to replace names long used by China with its so-called "standard names" is "illegal, null and void," and stressed that it would not change the fact that Zangnan belongs to China. 
Hu Zhiyong, a professor from Zhejiang International Studies University and a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Thursday that border and security issues have traditionally been susceptible to political manipulation in India's domestic politics. "When domestic economic and social problems become difficult to address, issues involving the borders with China or Pakistan can easily be pushed to the forefront to divert public attention," Hu explained.
He said economic pressures, concerns over foreign investment and the domestic business environment, together with accumulated public sentiment, could provide incentives for some political forces to magnify external disputes.
Hu argued that another problem lies in the tendency of some Indian political figures to bind the boundary question too closely to the entire China-India relationship. "The boundary issue is one part of bilateral relations, which also encompass political, economic, diplomatic, security and people-to-people exchanges," Hu said. "It should not be allowed to hijack the entire relationship."
Dialogue matters 
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry's statement of the August 6 meeting, the two sides conducted constructive dialogue in a candid and friendly manner, had an in-depth exchange of views on further implementing the consensus reached during the 24th Round of Talks between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question, and agreed to jointly prepare for the coming 25th Round of SR talks. The two sides also discussed boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism development, cross-border exchange and cooperation. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain diplomatic and military communication, and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas.
Hu pointed out that the timing of the latest speculation is noteworthy, as border issues have at times been used by some forces in India in an attempt to gain leverage ahead of important bilateral interactions. 
The 36th WMCC meeting demonstrates that the two sides possess functioning channels through which disagreements can be addressed. This is particularly important as China and India seek to sustain the improvement in relations and prepare for further high-level interactions, said Chinese observers.
"The boundary dispute is a complicated issue left over from history and cannot be resolved overnight," Qian said. "What matters is to keep diplomatic and military communication channels open, promptly handle frontline frictions through established mechanisms, expand people-to-people exchanges and strengthen coordination under multilateral frameworks such as BRICS and the SCO."
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二 | 档案记录了1936年长沙对日紧张局势、1938年衡阳防空击落4架日机的战果，还记载了第二次长沙会战的战略影响与战时高校南迁长沙办学史实，是佐证湖南抗战历史的珍贵域外文献。         　　“这些档案记录了日军在湖南境内作战及其公开焚烧这些记录日本侵华罪证的档案，还有日本军人在湖南境内的部分活动轨迹。”中国青年钟灏松说，这份档案也记录了湖南人民在反法西斯战争中做出的英勇抗争和贡献，人们始终没有放弃，坚持抵抗侵略者。                   中法青年捐赠的部分法国官方解密抗战档案。　芷江县融媒体中心 供图          　　跨国携手打捞历史铁证，是中外青年守护史实的生动实践。

三 | 此次捐赠是该团队全国护史巡访的收官之站，此前已先后走访重庆、昆明、上海、南京、武汉等地，一路寻访流失海外的侵华史料、开展无偿公益捐赠，最终选择在侵华日军洽降地芷江县收官，寓意深远。         　　“选择芷江作为捐赠之路的终点，也象征着我们从这里出发去传递和平与正义。

四 | ”钟灏松表示，他们希望把和平与真相带到全世界，在填补西方教育体系空白的同时，等待日本正式道歉的那一天。                   马库斯团队在中国人民抗日战争胜利受降纪念馆喂和平鸽。　芷江县融媒体中心 供图          　　中国人民抗日战争胜利受降纪念馆馆长吴建宏表示，纪念馆将组织专人将史料归类归档，深挖史料背后的故事，并通过新形式展示给民众，让更多人了解日本军国主义给中国人民带来的深重灾难和伤痛。同时，持续讲好芷江受降故事，传播和平正义之声，让伟大抗战精神代代相传。(完)                【编辑:曹子健】。

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