China on Monday declined to reveal the details of the number of Chinese soldiers killed in the Galwan Valley clash in eastern Ladakh on June 15-16. India lost 20 of its soldiers in the violent face-off in the Galwan Valley and 10 Indian soldiers also were held captive and later released. The Chinese government mouthpiece said if China released the number then the Indian government would again come under pressure. "The reason why China did not release casualties number is that China also wants to avoid an escalation. It added that Indian officials are giving wrong numbers just to satisfy hardliners by claiming that China lost more soldiers than India.

Source: dna June 22, 2020 12:33 UTC