Editing Line of Actual Control (section)

=== 1993 agreement ===
{{Main|Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement, 1993}}

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Political relations following the 1962 war only saw signs of improvement towards the later 1970s and 80s. Ties had remained strained until then also because of Chinese attraction to Pakistan during India Pakistan wars in 1965 and 1971.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Li |first=Zhang |date=September 2010 |title=China-India Relations: Strategic Engagement and Challenges |url=https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/asievisions34zhangli.pdf |via=www.ifri.org |publisher=[[Institut français des relations internationales]]: Center for Asian Studies |isbn=9782865927746}}</ref> Restored ambassadorial relations in 1976, a visit of the Indian Prime Minister to China in 1988, a visit of the Chinese Premier to India in 1992 and then a visit of Indian President to China in 1992 preceded the 1993 agreement.<ref name="PRC">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2 February 2002 |title=The Relations between China and India |url=http://in.china-embassy.org/eng/sgxw/zygx/t61475.htm |access-date=2021-02-16 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic Of China in India}}</ref> Prior to the 1993 agreement, a trade agreement was signed in 1984, followed by a cultural cooperation agreement in 1988.<ref name="PRC" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 December 1988 |title=Sino-Indian Joint Press Communique |url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/t15800.shtml |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China}}</ref>

The 1993 agreement, signed on 7 September, was the first bilateral agreement between China and India to contain the phrase Line of Actual Control. The agreement covered force level, consultations as a way forward and the role of a Joint Working Group. The agreement made it clear that there was an "ultimate solution to the boundary question between the two countries" which remained pending. It was also agreed that "the two sides agree that references to the line of actual control in this Agreement do not [[Prejudice (legal term)|prejudice]] their respective positions on the boundary question".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1993 |title=PA-X: Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas |url=https://www.peaceagreements.org/view/286 |website=Peace Agreements Database |via=The University of Edinburgh}}</ref>