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Unspecified number of Chinese troops killed in clashes with India on LAC

A large number of Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in Galwan Valley for the last five weeks

Tso Moriri in Ladakh. Photo: Khalid Anzar

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Indian troops on Monday had seriously violated the consensus of the two sides by illegally crossing the border. (Tso Moriri in Ladakh. Photo: Khalid Anzar)

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2 min read Last Updated : Jun 16 2020 | 4:14 PM IST

An unspecified number of Chinese troops were killed on Monday night in clashes with Indian soldiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh where both sides have been locked in a face-off since May.

Although China remained tight-lipped about its casualties, The Global Times, published by the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), admitted that People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops have also been killed.

A large number of Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in Galwan Valley for the last five weeks.

"Based on what I know, Chinese

Topics : India-China Ladakh China Army Indian Army Rajanth Singh

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