evidence: (TibetanReview.net, Sep17’24) – "The Chinese remain non-committal on disengagement from the occupied zones in the Depsang Plains. Negotiations are still going on to press for disengagement from the strategic zone," the telegraphindia.com Sep 17 quoted a security official with India’s home ministry as saying. Other reports have said the Chinse reluctance to withdraw also extends to the Demchok Sector, also in eastern Ladakh. [...] However, other Indian media reports have said deadlock over Depsang plains and Demchok sector remains unsolved. [...] To complicate matters, China has asserted that the Depsang Plains and Demchok are legacy issues, while India maintains that they are part of the ongoing stand-off dispute, the report said.