In Chinese.

A Chinese statement on the Sino-Indian border dispute. The statement outlines China's position on the Sino-Indian border dispute and mentions that "the Chinese government would of course welcome direct Sino-Indian talks if they could be held and if they were really aimed at a final settlement of the entire Sino-Indian boundary question...."

Also present is a two-page English translation, document .177333.

The statement begins: "The Sino-Indian border situation has already eased as a result of China's initiative measures of ceasefire, withdrawal, return of captured Indian military equipment, and release and repatriation of the captured Indian military personnel."