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The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times confirmed on Thursday multiple deaths of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers at the hands of the Indian military in June, months after repeatedly denying that any deaths occurred.
The two armies clashed on their mutual border in the Himalayas after Indian soldiers encountered an emcampment of PLA forces in the Galwan Valley, a territory within India’s Ladakh region. Indian troops confronted their Chinese counterparts for an explanation of why they were present on sovereign Indian land and, in response, the PLA forces attacked, beating the Indian soldiers with rocks and sticks wrapped in barbed wire.
The Indian government confirmed the deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers, including a ranking officer, Colonel Santosh Babu. Indian officials added that twice as many Chinese troops died as Indian troops, a claim Beijing ardently denied.
The incident was the deadliest to occur on the China-India border in 60 years, and likely limited in its casualty count by rules of engagement preventing either side from carrying firearms. India changed its rules of engagement to allow firearms following the melee.
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/...-border-brawl/
The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times confirmed on Thursday multiple deaths of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers at the hands of the Indian military in June, months after repeatedly denying that any deaths occurred.
The two armies clashed on their mutual border in the Himalayas after Indian soldiers encountered an emcampment of PLA forces in the Galwan Valley, a territory within India’s Ladakh region. Indian troops confronted their Chinese counterparts for an explanation of why they were present on sovereign Indian land and, in response, the PLA forces attacked, beating the Indian soldiers with rocks and sticks wrapped in barbed wire.
The Indian government confirmed the deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers, including a ranking officer, Colonel Santosh Babu. Indian officials added that twice as many Chinese troops died as Indian troops, a claim Beijing ardently denied.
The incident was the deadliest to occur on the China-India border in 60 years, and likely limited in its casualty count by rules of engagement preventing either side from carrying firearms. India changed its rules of engagement to allow firearms following the melee.
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/...-border-brawl/
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