Tibetans demand China halt Derge dam work
The Chinese government is constructing a hydroelectric dam on the Drichu river in Derge town of Southwest China's Sichuan.
Scores of Tibetans on Wednesday held a protest demonstration outside the Embassy of China in the National Capital against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
The Delhi Police detained several protesters and took them to a nearby police station in a bus.
The Chinese foreign minister will be attending the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Thursday in the National Capital.
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He is expected to meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting, where according to reports, they are likely to discuss the border issues and review the outcome of talks at the diplomatic and military levels, to resolve the matter.
Qin’s visit to New Delhi comes even as the two countries continue efforts to resolve border disputes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh area and attempts of incursion by the People’s Liberation Army.
“At the invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will attend the G20 foreign ministers conference in New Delhi, India on March 2,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry had said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
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