India-China Ladakh: China says Indian soldiers crossed LAC near south bank of Pangong Tso
Ladakh: China has said that Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) close to the southern bank of Pangong Tso.
Meanwhile, an incident of firing has been reported along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh sector where India and China are engaged in a standoff.
Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson for the Western Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) alleged that India was stirring 'regional tensions' and called the Indian action 'severe military provocation', reports Times Now.
"We request the Indian side to immediately stop dangerous actions, immediately withdraw cross-line personnel, strictly restrain front-line troops, and strictly investigate and punish personnel who fired shots to ensure that similar incidents do not occur again," Colonel Shuili said in a statement as quoted by the news channel.
"India's actions seriously violated the relevant agreements and agreements between China and India, pushing up regional tensions and easily causing misunderstandings and misjudgments," the spokesperson said.
India and China have been engaged into border standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since early May.
It has even led to a violent clash between troops of the two countries in the Galwan valley on June 15, wherein 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
The Chinese side also suffered massive casualties but they have yet not disclosed the figure.
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