China confirms death of four soldiers in June clash on India border
China confirms death of four soldiers in June clash on India border
BEIJING (APP) - China on Friday said that its four soldiers were killed in last June’s conflict with Indian forces, the first confirmation of deaths by Beijing from the border clash that also killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.
“We all know that conflict broke out in Galwan in June last year and responsibility does not rest with Chinese side,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying said during her regular briefing held here.
She said that there were causalities, but in order to uphold the general interests of the two militaries and countries and de-escalate the tension, we have exercised great restraint showing China’s responsibility. But the Indian side has repeatedly played up the incident to distort the truth and misled the international public opinion.
Hua said that the reports this time will help people to better get to know the truth and also this is a tribute we pay to our heroes and martyrs.
She remarked that the report was revealed to give the truth to the public because the truth is long awaited and it is necessary for people to know the true story. “These soldiers, these heroes, they have all along been remembered by the Chinese people and their sacrifices made to defending our territory will never be forgotten by the Chinese people.”
