As a result, 20 Indian soldiers were martyred. As the border dispute with Bhutan continues, China’s main target is India. At a meeting of the World Environment Protection Council (GEF) on June 2-3, Bhutan asked China for funding for the Wildlife Sanctuary. But China objected. Bhutan was shocked to see China’s objection. China has accused Bhutan of seeking funding for the disputed territory. Bhutan rejected the claim at the request of a committee of member countries, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. At the meeting, Bhutan stated that the Bhutan Council completely rejects China’s claim. The Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is an integral and sovereign territory of Bhutan and does not make sense during the border talks between Bhutan and China. China’s claim could be just as dangerous for India. Because there are 650 square kilometers of wildlife sanctuaries in the district on Bhutan’s eastern border, as China had shown in its 2014 map. This area is adjacent to Arunachal Pradesh. Notably, in the same map of 2014, China also showed regional ambitions in the South China Sea. It was demarcated as Wildlife Sanctuary is in Bhutan. The eastern part of the border between China and Bhutan has never been in dispute. The dispute is between the western and central regions. The two countries were discussing border issues in 1984, and China has never claimed the sanctuary. He also said that this is not the first time that funds have been sought for the sanctuary. China has never opposed this before. Not only that, until June 2020, China did not show any opposition. At the GEF meeting, China objected to the project and proposed research. On behalf of China, ‘Project ID 10561 states that the Wildlife Sanctuary is in the disputed area of , which is on the agenda of the border negotiations. China opposes this. In June, China began to establish its sovereignty in India’s Galvan Valley. In which he never claimed after 1962. China’s Foreign Ministry has been asked to issue a rebuttal to these claims at 12.45 am on June 17-18. Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava dismissed China’s claims as exaggerated and invalid. India then issued three more rebuttals to China’s claim to the Galvan Valley. On June 20, MEM said the situation in the Galvan Valley had already become clear. The ongoing efforts by China on the Line of Actual Control are an exaggeration. These claims are not admissible.
India issued a protest at the WMCC meetingIn a virtual meeting at the Joint Secretary level under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on 24 June, India stated that the Indian party has expressed concern over the current situation in East Ladakh. In which a violent encounter took place on 15 June in the Galvan Valley. A day later, India said that Indian troops were abiding by all the rules and regulations on the Indo-China border. They have been stationed in Galvan Valley with LAC for a long time.
China is ready to defend its provincial sovereignty as well as peaceChina is still claiming the Galvan Valley after phone calls between special envoys on the border, NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 5 discussing three locations on the LAC. In a statement, China said, “It is clear that something has gone wrong in Galwan Valley, west of the Indo-China border. China is deployed to establish peace while defending the sovereignty of its region. China has also maintained its claim in Bhutan. Responding to a report in the national daily on July 1, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said: “The eastern, central and western parts have been in dispute for a long time and are not new disputes.” From China’s statement, it seems that there has always been controversy over the Satkeng Wildlife Sanctuary. Not only did Bhutan deny the allegations, but those familiar with the matter said that Thimphu (Bhutan’s capital) had issued an objection letter through its embassy in Delhi informing the Chinese embassy in India about its territorial claim. The chairman of the Central Tibetan Administrator, Lobsang Sange, recently revealed to CNN-News18 China’s regional ambitions. He said he had been warning India about China’s Tibet strategy for 60 years. When Tibet was captured, Mao Zedong and other Chinese leaders said, “We want to capture Tibet. There are five important places for them. The first is Ladakh. The other four are Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The Galvan Valley and Arunachal Pradesh Simultaneous claims on the border are conducive to this strategy and will surely upset New Delhi.
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