China blames Indian troops for deadly border clash

China blames Indian troops for deadly border clash

The Indian side would best not make an incorrect judgement of the situation, would best not underestimate China’s strong determination to safety its sovereign territory,” Wang said in a statement issued by the foreign ministry.

He repeated China’s claims that India was solely responsible for the conflict, saying its forces had crossed the Line of Actual Control that divides the thousands of troops from the sides deployed in the area.

The statement said Jaishankar explained India’s position, but gave no details, and said New Delhi was committed to talks on reducing tensions.

Colonel killed

According to the Indian government sources, the fighting on Monday night broke out during a meeting to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions, and the colonel commanding the Indian side was one of the first to be struck and killed.

Many of the other Indian soldiers who died had succumbed to their wounds, having been unable to survive the night in freezing temperatures.

Unlike in India, the incident did not receive wall-to-wall coverage in China, where official media reported a statement on the incident from the spokesperson for the Chinese army’s Western Command.

On social media, bloggers and media aggregating platforms shared Indian media reports, such as the Indian army’s announcement acknowledging that the death toll had risen to 20.

Most vocal was the Global Times, a paper published by the official paper of the country’s ruling Communist Party.

Its editor-in-chief, Hu Xijin, took to domestic and global social media platforms to scold India, saying “Indian public opinion needs to stay sober” and to warn that China did not fear a clash.firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor firstnewseditor<