The talks were held ahead of Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu’s planned visit to India on April 27-28 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting.
China is continuing to harden its position along the LAC with India, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said, stressing that US stands by its friends as they uphold their rights as Beijing adopts "aggressive approach" to its territorial claims.
China is constructing a "larger" second bridge in an area held by it around the strategically key Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh and it could help the Chinese military to quickly mobilise its troops in the region, satellite imagery showed.