Chinese officials have been stingy with details as well, including about whether any Chinese troops were killed in the clash in June. In the June fighting, which left 20 Indians and an unknown number of Chinese dead, Indian commanders say that Chinese troops used iron clubs bristling with spikes. Indian soldiers who served along the China border in the 1980s and 1990s remember friendly interactions with the Chinese troops. Ladakhis say Chinese troops have blocked herders’ access to Indian territory in areas like Demchok and Pangong Tso, a scenic lake where several brawls have erupted. He said that China had paved a highway running right along the border and that Chinese border troops were resupplied by military vehicles carrying supplemental oxygen.

Source: bd News24 July 11, 2020 17:15 UTC