The Chinese government on Thursday said India should prioritise peace-building along the Sino-Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh instead of deploying BrahMos cruise missiles in the region, reported Reuters. Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson Wu Qian said, "We hope that the Indian side can do more to benefit from peace and stability along the border and in the region."

Last month, the Cabinet committee on security cleared the raising of a new regiment, which will be equipped with an advanced version of the BrahMos missile. The Indian Army had shot down China's warning of counter-measures as retaliation to the development. Stating that the government aimed at improving India's civil and military facilities in the region, an Indian official said, "Our threat perceptions and security concerns are our own, and how we address these by deploying assets on our territory should be no one else's concern."

The Sino-Indian border has been a matter of dispute as China lays claim on parts of Arunachal Pradesh, and both countries have varying versions of the Line of Actual Control that separates the countries.