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Prime Minister Tobgay briefed India on the current state of Bhutan's relations with China during its visit earlier this month The Deputy Minister Chinese Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou is in Bhutan the first high – level visit of a Chinese official after the Doklam clash between the Indian Army and the People 's Liberation Army. The Deputy Foreign Minister met with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, according to Bangladeshi official sources
and his Bhutanese counterpart, Damcho Dorji, on "questions of". mutual interest ". . Bhutan, however, had kept India "in the loop" on development. Kong, whose position is equivalent to that of India 's foreign minister, has been to India twice in the last six months. The visit comes at a crucial time as the elections in this country of the Himalayas are expected to take place in October
Prime Minister Tobgay informed India of the current state of Bhutan's relations with China during his visit at the beginning of the month. In particular, Bhutan has formal diplomatic relations with 53 countries. However, Thimphu does not have official bilateral relations with its northern neighbor. The Chinese Ambbadador to India liaises with the Bhutanese Ambbadador in New Delhi for official communication.
Apart from this, China and Bhutan are in negotiations to solve the border problems. Up to now, 24 rounds of negotiations have taken place. The Chinese ambbadador to India, Luo Zhaohui, went to Thimphu in January 2017.
Indian and Chinese troops were stuck for 73 days in Doklam, on June 16, after the party Indian stopped the construction of a road in area challenged by the Chinese army. The confrontation ended on August 28th.
Earlier this year, Assistant Defense Minister Subhash Bhamre said that the situation along the Indian border with China was "sensitive" and that it could worsen. "At the level of effective control, the situation is delicate because incidents of patrol, transgression and stalemate have potential for escalation," he said. "As confidence-building measures are strengthened, we will continue to take whatever steps we deem necessary to ensure the sanctity of LAC," said the State Minister for Defense. the time had come for India to cross borders with Pakistan on the border with China, indicating that the situation was worrying.
The nearly 4000 km border between the two countries is called the Real Control Line (LAC). There have been reports that China has maintained its troops north of Doklam and has significantly increased its infrastructure in the disputed area.
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