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Remember 1962 defeat: Chinese media warns India again amid Sikkim standoff

China has accused Indian troops of transgressing into its territory; stand-off started on June 16

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ITBP troops with their brand new SUV at forward areas along the China border. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
While we don't know what the Chinese soldiers are up to at the Sikkim border, Chinese state media has found a new, actually old, stick to beat India with — the 1962 Sino-Indian war. 

Paraphrasing pieces and editorials run by the People's Daily, Xinhua, and Global Times, the message to India is clear: Remember your defeat in 1962 and accept China's position in the current stand-off at the Sikkim border. 

The latest attempt to browbeat India through 'editorial warfare' saw the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, post a picture of a Chinese editorial, titled 'If