New Delhi, January 3 (IANS): A road building party from China entered Indian territory in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh in December-end and was turned back by Indian troops, government sources said adding that there was no standoff between the two sides unlike Doklam. According to the sources, the Chinese road construction party entered India around December 26, and began constructing a track, around two km away from the nearest Indo-Tibetan Border Police post. They had completed a 600-metre-long and 12 feet wide track when they were stopped. The area where the Chinese labour party entered is close to the place where Brahmaputra river enters India. Indian troops pushed back the labourers, and seized the equipment. While there was no confrontation between troops on both side, Indian troops have since barricaded the area and have been guarding it. Sources said China has requested that the equipment be returned. The incident comes months after a 73-day stand-off was witnessed at Doklam in the Sikkim section of the Sino-Indian border. The stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the border, close to India-China-Bhutan tri-junction started on June 16, when a PLA construction party entered the Doklam area and attempted to construct a road on land that is claimed by Bhutan. Both sides announced disengagement on August 28. The standoff had led to tension between the two nuclear armed nations, and during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in December, India had stressed that peace along the India-China border is a pre-requisite for strong bilateral relations. Wang had also admitted that the standoff had put a "severe" strain on bilateral ties. Not aware of intrusion into ‘so-called’ Arunachal: China China on Wednesday said it was not aware of the reported intrusion by its troops into Arunachal Pradesh in December, emphasising that the so-called state in India’s northeast does not exist. According to media reports, Chinese soldiers with road-building machines entered up to 200 metres into Arunachal Pradesh last year. “First of all, on border issues with India, China is clear and consistent. We never acknowledge the existence of so-called Arunachal Pradesh,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang. “For the specific situation you mentioned, I am not aware of it,” he said. China claims India’s Arunachal Pradesh as its own and calls it Southern Tibet. The northeast state lies in the eastern sector of the 3,448 km-long un-demarcated Sino-Indian border. “I want to mention that between China and India, there is a well-developed mechanism on border related affairs. Through this mechanism, Beijing and New Delhi can manage their border affairs,” Geng said. “Also, maintaining peace and stability on border areas suits the interests of both China and India.” China-India ties took a nosedive last year when their armies were locked in over a two-month face-off at Doklam in the Sikkim section of the border. The crisis was resolved in August and both sides at their 20th round of border talks in December pledged to maintain peace and tranquillity along the disputed boundary.