The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that it had told India to immediately withdraw its troops from Doklam in Sikkim with “no strings attached” to end the standoff, reported PTI. The ministry said that Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi met India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at the latter’s request on July 28.

“Yang Jiechi expressed China’s stern positions and explicit requirements on the trespass of Indian border troops into China’s territory at the Sikkim section of China-India boundary,” the statement said.

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Beijing also released a 15-page document with maps and other details about the standoff. The document claimed that on June 18, 270 Indian troops entered over 100 meters into the Chinese territory to “obstruct the road building of the Chinese side, causing tension in the area”.

The document said that by the end of July, there were still over 40 Indian Army personnel and one bulldozer illegally positioned in the Chinese territory. “Over 400 people at one point, have put up three tents and advanced over 180 meters into the Chinese territory,” the document said.

A Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson reiterated the importance of respecting the consensus reached between India and China. “India’s position on this issue and related facts have been articulated in our press statement of June 30,” said the spokesperson. “India considers that peace and tranquility in the India-China border areas is an important prerequisite for smooth development of our bilateral relations with China.”

Beijing has also claimed that a 2006 document signed between India and China indicated that the two countries had agreed to the boundary in the Sikkim sector, based on an 1890 Sino-British treaty, reported the Hindustan Times. China also recommended that the two countries sign a fresh boundary convention to replace the 1890 treaty.