China on Monday said its military had carried out "normal patrolling and control activities" in the border areas after India said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) gets disturbed from time to time when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns.The Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted that Beijing "strictly abides by relevant agreement," responding to New Delhi's recent remarks on the situation along the frontier.NEW DELHI'S LAC CHARGEOn Friday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that peace and tranquillity along the India-China border were essential for the overall development of bilateral relations between New Delhi and Beijing.His remarks followed comments by the chief of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) that confrontations with Chinese troops continued at several locations along the border in Arunachal Pradesh. "As we have noted in the past, the situation in the India-China border areas gets disturbed from time to time when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns," Jaiswal said at his bi-weekly media briefing.He added that both sides continued to use existing diplomatic and military mechanisms to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations along the LAC. Jaiswal also said India and China had agreed to discuss ways to improve their understanding of the LAC in appropriate areas to ensure better border management."I would also like to emphasise that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations," the official said.Speaking in Rajasthan's Alwar on Thursday, ITBP Director General Shatrujeet Kapur said that the force had raised drone platoons in all its border units.

He also said it had prepared a new 'Strike' course to better handle battles similar to the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes.India and China have introduced a series of measures over the past year to rebuild bilateral ties, which came under severe strain following the deadly Galwan Valley clashes and the subsequent military face-off that lasted for more than four years.In October 2024, the two countries finalised a disengagement agreement for Depsang and Demchok, the last two friction points in eastern Ladakh.Days after the agreement was finalised, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Kazan and took several decisions aimed at improving bilateral relations.In August last year, the PM travelled to the Chinese city of Tianjin to attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. He also held extensive talks with Jinping on the sidelines of the summit.During the meeting, PM Modi had said that India was committed to taking forward its ties with China on the basis of mutual trust, respect and sensitivity.Last month, he held bilateral talks with Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.During the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed that both sides must be sensitive to each other's core concerns and allow bilateral relations to be guided by the "three mutuals" — mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest.- Ends(With inputs from agencies)