India, today denied allegations of China that Indian Army ‘illegally’ crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the southern bank of Pangong Tso. Army official sources told media that ‘no firing happened’ along the disputed border south of Pangong Tso.
Earlier, Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson for the Western Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) alleged that India was stirring ‘regional tensions’ and called the Indian acion ‘severe military provocation’ – Chinese state media reported.
“We request the Indian side to immediately stop dangerous actions, immediately withdraw cross-line personnel, strictly restrain front-line troops, and strictly investigate and punish personnel who fired shots to ensure that similar incidents do not occur again,” Colonel Shuili said in a statement.
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