In statements issued by the two sides, Chinese defence minister General Wei Fenghe, blamed India for the current tension, stating “China’s territory cannot be lost”. India’s stand, articulated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, maintained that “Indian troops had always taken a very responsible approach towards border management”. Fundamental to the current impasse is the India-China border being managed based on an un-demarcated line of actual control, with a long-standing unresolved border. China’s military adventurism against India runs parallel to Xi Jinping’s meteoric growth to becoming the paramount power in China. On November 15, 2012, Xi Jinping was appointed general secretary, Chinese Communist Party and chairman, Central Military Commission, and on March 14, 2013, he was appointed president. Within a fortnight, on March 29, 2013, Xi Jinping emphasised on an early resolution of the border issue with India. Eighteen days later, on April 15, 2013, the first protracted face-off between the Indian Army and the PLA took place in the Depsang area.