China on Thursday warned India that it would not diminish its desire to "protect its territorial sovereignty" after at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a deadly border dispute between the two countries.
Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Hua Chunying repeated that Indian frontline troops broke the accord and crossed the Line of Actual Control and purposely assaulted Chinese soldiers and officers.
He further added that this was the reason behind the severe physical conflict which resulted in deaths. 'India should not misjudge the current situation, nor should it waste a Chinese firm to protect its territorial sovereignty.'
The Chinese and Indian foreign ministers agreed to "cool down" the recent border tensions in the Ladakh region as soon as possible during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, but blamed each other.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, the two countries agreed to "deal fairly" with the events in the Gulan Valley and maintain peace in the border areas when troops on both sides nailed their Himalayas. Fighting barbarism with clubs and stone-throwing. Border, at least 20 Indian soldiers killed
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Xiao Lijian said the clashes erupted after Indian troops crossed the line, worked illegally, and provoked and attacked the Chinese, leading to fierce fighting on both fronts resulting in violence, injuries, and deaths.
He said he had no information about any Chinese casualties, although Indian media quoted officials as saying that at least 45 people had been killed or injured on the Chinese side.
According to Global Times, a leading Chinese newspaper commenting on global affairs from a national perspective, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart that New Delhi should make certain such incident will not happen again.
"Even India should not miscalculate the current situation, and should not underestimate China's commitment to its sovereignty and protection of the region," the newspaper quoted Wang as saying.
It added that Beijing had appealed to New Delhi to "investigate the incident in the border area on Monday, punish those responsible and ban its troops in the region so that any provocative actions could be stopped." To be stopped ".
On the other hand, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking on national television, referred to Monday's hand-to-hand fighting, claiming that the country "never provokes anyone".
Modi said 'There should be no doubt that India wants peace, but if provoked, India will respond appropriately.'
Indian officials allege that their troops clashed with clubs armed with nails and stones during the fighting, which erupted in a remote valley, a high mountain range where India's Ladakh region connects to the 21 Chen region.
Rival armies have been eyeing their border for decades, but it was the worst confrontation since 1967 - five years after China brutally humiliated India in the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
Hardline nationalist Modi was elected for a second five-year term in May 2019, following a national security campaign following tensions with old enemies Pakistan on India's western border.
India's gang ho media and opposition pressured him to respond aggressively.
According to Indian official sources, the fighting broke out on Monday night during a meeting to discuss ways to end tensions, with the Indian-led colonel being the first to be killed.
Many other Indian soldiers who died were unable to survive the night in cold temperatures without recovering from their injuries.
Unlike in India, the incident didn't get widespread news coverage in China, where state media published a statement on the incident through a spokesman for the Chinese Military's Western Command.
On social media, bloggers and media gathering stages shared Indian media reports, for example, the Indian Army's declaration that the death toll had ascended to 20.
Hu Jian, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, "pointed out the serious shortcomings of the Indian Army in providing emergency treatment to the wounded."
Ho scolded India on domestic and global social media platforms, saying its military lacked "real modern combat capabilities", that "Indian public opinion needs to be kept calm", and that China was not afraid of confrontation.
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