snoop1130 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Indian army says foils Chinese attempt to encroach over disputed border By Sanjeev Miglani FILE PHOTO: A view of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh region July 27, 2019. Picture taken July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian troops foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to encroach over the disputed and ill-defined border in the western Himalayas, the Indian army said on Monday, in a fresh flare-up between the two nuclear-armed countries. Pre-emptive action by the Indian troops was enough to deter the Chinese troops, and the confrontation did not escalate into a clash between the two sides, an Indian military official, who requested anonymity, told Reuters. China rejected any breach of the border by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops, but tensions between the two armies in the freezing snow deserts of the Ladakh region have been running high for several months. The latest incident occurred on Saturday night on the shores of Pangong Tso lake, where the two sides have been locked in a faceoff since April, the Indian army said. In June, 20 Indian soldiers were killed during a clash in the nearby Galwan valley, in what was the most serious military clash between the two Asian giants in more than half a century, after which both sides had agreed to pull back. “On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo,” the Indian army spokesman Colonel Aman Anand said in a statement. The statement said Indian soldiers foiled the Chinese bid to “unilaterally change facts on the ground.” There was no word of casualties, or details of how any incursion was thwarted. The clash in the Galwan valley in June had involved hand-to-hand fighting, as both sides observed a protocol to refrain from using firearms on the disputed border. China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the allegations made by India. Chinese border troops “always strictly abide by the Line of Actual Control, and never cross the line”, spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news briefing, referring to the de facto border. Both sides are in communication regarding the situation on the ground, he said. In recent months, India has accused Chinese troops of stealthily crossing the border, and building defence structures. Beijing has responded with counter claims, accusing Indian frontier guards of provocative actions. But despite several rounds of talks after the bloody clash in the Galwan Valley, troops are facing off at other points along the border, including the northern shore of Pangong Tso lake which both claim in full. The latest incident is likely to stoke further anxiety in New Delhi that China is digging its heels on the border, experts say. “India has been trying to downplay the intrusions since May in the hope that talks will lead to an resolution. But this has only encouraged China,” Brahma Chellaney, an expert on India-China ties, said. SOUTHERN SHORE The Indian army said the latest flare-up took place along southern shore of the lake in an escalation of the conflict.Troops were mobilised to stop the Chinese from extending their control over the area in violation of an agreement to reduce tensions, a source in New Delhi said. “Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Tso lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground,” spokesman Anand said. India and China fought a war in 1962 over their competing territorial claims, and the two Asian giants have been unable to agree a permanent border along their frontier of nearly 3,500 km (2,000 mile). Military officials of the two countries were holding a meeting at a border point to resolve the latest crisis, the Indian army said. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-08-31 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Border wars have gone on since man began to lust for land... Lots of Chinese..."Worldometer" claims there are almost 1.5 Billion Chinese now... Can you even begin to imagine the amount of methane gas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Did they beat the <deleted> out of each other with bamboo sticks again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rasmus5150 Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 If only somebody was strong/willing enough to do the same to the Chinese aggressors/invaders in The South Sea ..... 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleMoooose Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 God I hope it all kicks off between China and India. What a favor that would do the world. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 19 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Chinese border troops “always strictly abide by the Line of Actual Control, and never cross the line”, spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news briefing, comical, of course in their democracy its all he can say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 19 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “unilaterally change facts on the ground.” A great way to say something happened while giving absolutely no clue as to what. Or was someone caught peeing across the border line? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, UnkleMoooose said: God I hope it all kicks off between China and India. What a favor that would do the world. Yeh sure letting of nukes that would really do the world a favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted September 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2020 18 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Did they beat the <deleted> out of each other with bamboo sticks again? chopsticks and popadoms at dawn or more like this ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 22 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Did they beat the <deleted> out of each other with bamboo sticks again? Bamboo you just talking bs hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) I read the two sides were basically yelling at each other (in Hindi and Mandarin) ???????????? Edited September 1, 2020 by Pattaya Spotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said: I read the two sides were basically yelling at each other (in Hindi and Mandarin) ???????????? They should have a 'Curry Off' to settle things... lol I Giv you No64 Gurinder Singh!! Yung Chow Fried Rice Oh no you don't Charlie Bloody Chan, have a No48 Chicken Pakora starter... with Poppodoms and Mango Chutney side... (Hey Cha Waller! get bloody Shami Kebabs out, its getting Hot down here).... Edited September 1, 2020 by Lokie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4reaL Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Thailand should just hand them some passes to Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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