Recently, a video surfaced on the Chinese social media platform Weibo capturing a skirmish between Chinese soldiers and Indian troops using stones and sticks at the border.
These incidents shed light on the escalating tensions between these nuclear-armed nations. Despite an agreement prohibiting firearm use during border patrols, clashes in 2020 saw troops resorting to primitive weaponry.
The intense footage depicts Chinese PLA soldiers confronting Indian troops in a border conflict.
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– Clash Report (@clashreport) June 8, 2024
A social media handle called Clash Report shared a new video of a clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers on June 8th.
Eastern Ladakh witnessed the deployment of around 50,000 soldiers from both sides following the 2020 standoff. Reportedly, the Indian Army has between 150,000-200,000 troops facing China.
A violent clash in June 2020 resulted in the first fatal confrontation along the border in over fifty years, leading to casualties on both sides.
China News, a government-run Chinese media outlet, released a video in February 2021 honoring the PLA martyrs involved in the 2020 conflict in Galwan Valley.
Leaked footage of PLA clashes often surfaces first on Weibo, recorded by soldiers themselves.
The simmering tensions at the border between China and India underscore the fragile military equilibrium between the two countries.
India’s firm stance has always been that Ladakh, along with other territories, remains an integral part of India, countering China’s claims.
India recently redeployed 10,000 soldiers from its Western border with Pakistan to reinforce its border with China.