by jdubs1982
Posted 3 years ago
China has for the first time revealed that four of its soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June last year. The men during a skirmish that took place in the Galwan Valley in India's Ladakh region. It was the first deadly clash in the disputed border area in 45 years.
Previously India said that 20 of its soldiers were killed in last year's clash, while Beijing acknowledged casualties but did not disclose details.
India and China have been locked in a border dispute for decades. The root cause of the tension is an ill-defined, 3,440km (2,100-mile)-long disputed border called the Line of Actual Control. The two countries however have a long-standing agreement to not use guns or explosives along the border. According to reports the soldiers fought with stones and nail-studded clubs.
In January this year, the two armies also clashed along the border in the north-east in India's Sikkim state, leaving troops on both sides injured.
But India and China have since agreed to "disengage" from the border are now in the midst of pulling back troops from part of the border.
Topic: World News
Tags: China India Border Fighting