India's reasons for trespassing slammed

China criticized India on Thursday for trespassing onto Chinese territory under the cloak of "protecting Bhutan", and questioned India's so-called security concerns regarding the construction of a road by China.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters at a daily news conference in Beijing that China is willing to peacefully solve the issue through diplomatic channels, but a precondition is the unconditional withdrawal of Indian troops.

It has been 21 days since Indian border troops crossed into the Sikkim section of the China-India border, a demarcation that has been recognized by both countries for decades.