'Indian Troops Crossed Border' as China claims

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China today accused that Indian troops crossed the border in the Sikkim region and demanded their immediate withdrawal, while asserting that it has shut down the Nathu La pass entry for Indian pilgrims travelling to Kailash Mansarovar because of the border standoff.

China also said that it has lodged diplomatic protests with India, both in New Delhi and Beijing, alleging that the Indian troops trespassed into Chinese territory in the Sikkim sector.

"our position to uphold our territorial sovereignty is unwavering. We hope the Indian side can work with China in the same direction and immediately withdraw the personnel who have overstepped and trespassed into Chinese border,"  Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang told a media on Tuesday.

China yesterday said that it has stopped the Indian pilgrims who enter Tibet via the Nathu La pass "for safety reasons " in view of the border issue.

"The Indian border guards crossed the boundary in the Sikkim section of the China-India border and entered the territory of China and obstructed normal activities of Chinese frontier forces  in the Donglang area recently, and the Chinese side has taken counter measures," he said in a statement last night.

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