This photo from 2008 shows a Chinese soldier, left, next to an Indian soldier at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China. India and Bhutan consider the region to be Bhutanese territory; China claims the land as its own. India and Bhutan have traditionally been close allies; India often provides the small country with financial and military assistance. The Global Times newspaper printed a furious editorial warning India of China’s military might. In April, China fulminated over the Dalai Lama’s tour of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India, known in China as south Tibet.

Source: Washington Post July 06, 2017 18:41 UTC