<p>Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers Thursday intruded into India in Ladakh's Chumur sector, on a day Chinese President Xi Jinping is on an official visit here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to army sources, nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers moved inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, and refused to go back.<br /><br />The Indian Army has rushed three battalions to Chumur, located over 300 km northeast of Leh and bordering Himachal Pradesh.<br /><br />Several attempts of incursion have been made by China in this area in the past.<br />A flag meeting held between the two countries Wednesday failed to reach any conclusion, and over 300 Chinese soldiers were in Chumur already Wednesday.<br /><br />More troops were pushed in Thursday morning by China.<br /><br />Xi is on a three-day sojourn to India that began from Ahmedabad Wednesday.<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday raised with Xi the latest incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory during their meeting, the external affairs ministry said.<br />Both leaders also agreed that the border issue needs to be resolved soon.<br /></p>
<p>Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers Thursday intruded into India in Ladakh's Chumur sector, on a day Chinese President Xi Jinping is on an official visit here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to army sources, nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers moved inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, and refused to go back.<br /><br />The Indian Army has rushed three battalions to Chumur, located over 300 km northeast of Leh and bordering Himachal Pradesh.<br /><br />Several attempts of incursion have been made by China in this area in the past.<br />A flag meeting held between the two countries Wednesday failed to reach any conclusion, and over 300 Chinese soldiers were in Chumur already Wednesday.<br /><br />More troops were pushed in Thursday morning by China.<br /><br />Xi is on a three-day sojourn to India that began from Ahmedabad Wednesday.<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday raised with Xi the latest incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory during their meeting, the external affairs ministry said.<br />Both leaders also agreed that the border issue needs to be resolved soon.<br /></p>