China criticizes India over drone crash inside border

BEIJING (AP) — China's defense ministry expressed its "dissatisfaction and opposition" Thursday over the crash of an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle inside Chinese territory, the latest in a series of border incidents between the regional rivals.

Chinese border troops identified the device and were dealing with the matter in a "professional and responsible manner," the official Xinhua News Agency cited the deputy chief of the Chinese military's Western Theater Command, Zhang Shuili, as saying.

"In regards to this matter, we express our strong dissatisfaction and opposition," Zhang was cited as saying in the Xinhua article posted on the ministry's website.