Beijing: China on Monday hit out at Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat for calling Doklam a disputed territory and said that his “unconstructive” comments were not helpful for maintaining peace at the borders.

In an angry rebuttal to Gen. Rawat’s comments, foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said his comments went against the consensus reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit last September to bring ties back on track and preserve peace  on the border.

The Chinese reaction came following comments by Gen. Rawat two days ago that India needs to shift focus from its border with Pakistan to that of China and spoke of pressure being exerted by Beijing along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

“Last year, India-China relations have witnessed some twists and turns,” Mr Lu said.

“The dialogue and consultation have shown sound momentum of improvement and development,” he said.