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BEIJING - China’s military said Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first tim...

China says that it lost four troops in clash with India AP, BEIJING China’s military yesterday said that four of its soldiers were killed in a mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time that Beijing has publicly stated that its side had casualties in the deadliest incident between the Asian giants in nearly 45 years. India at the time announced that it had lost 20 of its soldiers in the June fighting atop a ridge in the Karakoram Mountains in the Ladakh region. Soldier...

For First Time, China Acknowledges Casualties in Galwan Clash The country publicly announced posthumous gallantry citations for four soldiers, including the regimental commander, for their actions during the clash. The clash in Galwan Valley was the worst cross border confrontation between the two sides in 45 years. Photo: The Wire/Google Maps World19/Feb/2021 New Delhi: For the first time, China on Friday acknowledged that it had suffered casualties during the Galwan valley clash in June 2020 ...

The announcement marks the first time China has publicly conceded its side suffered casualties in the deadliest incident between the Asian giants in nearly 45 years

BEIJING — China’s military said Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing has publicly conceded its side suffered casualties in the deadliest incident between the Asian giants in nearly 45 years. India at the time announced it had lost 20 […]

China's military says four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year.

Advertisement The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed for the first time, through a carefully worded article, that it lost at least four lives during the June 15 Galwan Valley clash with Indian soldiers. The clash – which also led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers – was the first time since 1975 that a confrontation between the two forces along the 3,488-kilometers long China-India Line of Actual Control caused fatalities. In an article published on February 19, state-run news a...

Police Free 14 Detained During Violent Breakup of Anti-Coup Protest in N. Myanmar Security forces in Myitkyina on Thursday morning / Alita / Facebook 4.4k By The Irrawaddy 19 February 2021 YANGON—Fourteen people, including two teachers, were released on Friday afternoon after being detained in the morning when security personnel cracked down on anti-coup protesters in Myitkyina, Kachin State. The detainees were released by police at around 5:00 p.m. on Friday after the Peace-talk Creation G...

Commander-level talks are scheduled for Saturday to discuss pulling back from other areas, the officer said. The Chinese announcement came in the militarys newspaper, the Peoples Liberation Army Daily, which said the four killed were named state martyrs. The title of "border-defending hero" was conferred on Battalion Commander Chen Hongjun, while Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran received first-class merit awards. It attributed their deaths to "a clash with trespassing foreign milita...

Northern Army commander reveals how China was forced to negotiate Ladakh disengagement Northern Army commander reveals how China was forced to negotiate Ladakh disengagement Lt Gen. Y.K. Joshi says PLA was refusing to vacate area between Fingers 4 & 8, but after India occupied Kailash heights, China was forced to negotiate on its terms. Snehesh Alex Philip 18 February, 2021 8:00 am IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: The India-China disengagement at the Pangong Tso...