India, Aug. 12 -- China on Wednesday sought to play down reports of a military standoff with India in the Arunachal Pradesh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), with a foreign ministry spokesperson saying the "border situation is generally stable".

The comments by Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun came a day after the external affairs ministry said that the state of border affairs has ramifications for overall India-China ties, and that the two sides have agreed to use diplomatic and military mechanisms to "avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation" along the border.

The Indian side has officially offered no clarity on the current status of the standoff in Arunachal Pradesh sector, though people familiar with the s...