China’s state-run media announced on Feb. 19 that four Chinese soldiers died at the Galwan Valley, an India-China border region, in a violent face-off on June 15, 2020, while an Indian officer said China’s death toll was 45. It was the first deadly clash on the China-India border in the past four decades. After the bloody fight, India announced 20 soldiers died and honored them several times. China didn’t announce any deaths in the past eight months until Feb. 19. China and India had troops in a stand-off for months at multiple locations along the territorial dispute China-India border in the Ladakh region. On Feb. 10, troops from both sides started to disengage. Conflicting Death Tolls On Feb. 17, Indian General Officer Lt. Gen. YK Joshi told News18 India that at least 45 Chinese soldiers were killed in the clash and that “China achieved nothing except loss of face.” In the past eight …
China’s Death Toll in Bloody India-China Border Clash Remains a Mystery
February 25, 2021
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