10. Over the years, Indian troops have constructed a large number of infrastructure facilities including roads at the Duo Ka La pass and its nearby areas on the Indian side of the boundary, and even built fortifications and other military installations on the boundary. China, on the contrary, has only had very little infrastructure built on its side of the boundary in the same sector. In recent years, Indian border troops have also obstructed the normal patrols along the boundary by Chinese border troops, and attempted to build military installations across the boundary. In response, Chinese border troops lodged repeated protests and took lawful actions to dismantle the facilities installed by the Indian military on the Chinese side of the boundary. The fact of the matter is it is India that has attempted time and again to change the status quo of the China-India boundary in the Sikkim Sector, which poses a grave security threat to China.

10、长期以来，印军在多卡拉山口及其附近地区的边界线印度一侧修建了道路等大量基础设施，甚至在边界线上修建碉堡等军事设施。与此相反，中国在该段边界线中国一侧只进行了少量的基础设施建设。近年来，印度边防部队还阻挠中国边防部队沿着边界线正常巡逻执勤，并企图越界修建军事设施，中国边防部队对此多次提出抗议并依法拆除印军越界设施。实际上，正是印度企图不断改变中印边界锡金段现状，对中国构成严重的安全威胁。

11. The 1890 Convention has made it abundantly clear that the China-India boundary in the Sikkim Sector commences at Mount Ji Mu Ma Zhen on the Bhutan frontier. Mount Ji Mu Ma Zhen is the eastern starting point of the China-India boundary in the Sikkim Sector and it is also the boundary tri-junction between China, India and Bhutan. The Indian border troops' trespass occurred at a place on the China-India boundary in the Sikkim Sector, which is more than 2,000 meters away from Mount Ji Mu Ma Zhen. Matters concerning the boundary tri-junction have nothing to do with this incident. India should respect the 1890 Convention and the eastern starting point of the China-India boundary in the Sikkim Sector as established by the Convention. It has no right to unilaterally alter the delimited boundary and its eastern starting point, still less should it violate China's territorial sovereignty on the basis of its untenable arguments.

11、1890年条约已确定，中印边界锡金段起自与不丹交界的吉姆马珍山，这是中印边界锡金段的东端点，也是中国、印度、不丹的三国交界点。此次印度边防部队越界的地点位于中印边界锡金段的边界线上，距离吉姆马珍山约有2000多米之远。此次事件与三国交界点问题并无关系。印度应尊重1890年条约及其确定的中印边界锡金段东端点，无权单方面改变既定边界线及其东端点，更不得以此为由侵犯中国的领土主权。

12. The stability and inviolability of boundaries is a fundamental principle enshrined in international law. The China-India boundary in the Sikkim Sector as delimited by the 1890 Convention has been continuously valid and repeatedly reaffirmed by both the Chinese and Indian sides. Either side shall strictly abide by the boundary which shall not be violated. The Chinese and Indian sides have been in discussion on making the boundary in the Sikkim Sector an "early harvest" in the settlement of the entire boundary question during the meetings between the Special Representatives on the China-India Boundary Question. This is mainly in view of the following considerations. The boundary in the Sikkim Sector has long been delimited by the 1890 Convention, which was signed between then China and Great Britain. China and India ought to sign a new boundary convention in their own names to replace the 1890 Convention. This, however, in no way alters the nature of the boundary in the Sikkim Sector as having already been delimited.

12、边界在国际法上具有稳定性和不可侵犯性。由1890年条约确定的中印边界锡金段持续有效，为中印双方一再确认。任何一方都须严格恪守，不得侵犯。中印双方正在边界问题特别代表会晤中探讨在锡金段边界实现解决边界问题的"早期收获"，这主要是考虑到锡金段边界已由1890年条约划定，且该条约由当时的中国和英国签署，中印应该以中国和印度的名义签订新的边界条约，以代替1890年条约。但这丝毫不影响中印边界锡金段的既定边界性质。