The India-China border troops, who have been in a standoff for more than half a year since last May, have again been rumored to have clashed physically, with both sides sustaining injuries.
The Times of India reported on Monday (25), citing multiple sources, that Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Naku La area of the Sikkim section of the border on Friday (22), with both sides sustaining injuries.
The report noted that Naku La was one of the sites of the initial standoff between China and India in early May last year, along with other sites such as Pangong Tso, the Galwan Valley, the Bogra area and the Hot Springs area. Sources said the situation is now under control.
According to sources quoted by AFP, the clashes broke out last Wednesday (20) and at least 20 Chinese soldiers and four Indian soldiers were injured. The Indian side said the clash was triggered by a Chinese patrolman’s attempt to cross the border.
However, the mainland newspaper Global Times said the content was fake news. Domestic public opinion also said that less than an hour after the report was issued, the Indian military has also made a disinformation. As for the officials, at a regular press conference of the Foreign Ministry on Monday, spokesman Zhao Lijian confirmed that China and India held the ninth round of military chief-level talks in the border area, but he did not respond to details of the talks or the border clashes.
According to the Times of India, India’s 14th Corps Commander PGK Menon and Liu Lin, commander of the Communist Party’s Southern Border Region, held the ninth round of India-China military commander-level talks on behalf of India and China, respectively. The report quoted senior Indian army officials as saying that the two sides failed to reach a consensus on the details of disengagement until 2:30 a.m. Monday because the Chinese side insisted that the Indian side withdraw from the Chushul high point.
Chinese and Indian troops have been facing off in the border area since early May last year. On June 15 last year, the two armies clashed in the Garhwan Valley and caused a rare major casualty. The standoff then continued, with the situation at Bangong Lake being the biggest difficulty in the standoff stalemate, with both sides occupying some key areas on the southern and northern shores of the lake respectively.
Recent Comments