As the de-escalation process was underway, China launched a violent attack on Indian side killing an officer and two jawans in the Galwan Valley on June 15 night.
Despite the provocation and attack, China continues to peddle lies in the media. A Chinese military spokesperson said on Tuesday that “Indian troops have broken their promises and again crossed the line of actual control in the Galwan Valley region on Monday evening and purposely launched provocative attacks, leading to severe clashes and casualties”, reports Global Times, the official Chinese media outlet.
According to the Chinese, the Galwan Valley region belongs to them. “The Indian border defense troops are inconsistent with their words and seriously violated the agreements both countries have reached, the consensus made during the army commander-level talks and harmed the relations of the two militaries and the feelings of the two countries’ peoples,” Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command spokesperson colonel Zhang Shuili on Tuesday.
Zhang further said, “India should stop all provocative actions, meet the Chinese side halfway and come back to the right path of solving disputes through talks.”
Meanwhile, some international media outlets have said Chinese suffered more casualties than the Indian side. The UK’s Express daily report says: “India slaughters 5 Chinese soldiers in bloody massacre as border tensions erupt”. The same news report says that US Army Colonel Lawrence Sellin tweeted telling China “don’t mess with India”. He said: China – Don’t mess with India. Despite the tragic Indian losses, the Indian Army deliveries punishing casualties on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army aggressors.”
Earlier, editor-in-chief of Global Times Hu Shijin, in a tweet, confirmed that several Chinese soldiers have been killed by Indian Army in a violent clash in Gawlan, Ladakh last night. Hu Shijin has tweeted that according to his information, there were many casualties on the Chinese side in the clash in the Galvan Valley last night. However, Hu Shijin in his tweet took the opportunity to threaten India with war.
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