China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers made ‘provocative military movements’ on the region of Pangong Tso on the night intervening 29 and 30 August. the Indian army said in a statement on Monday, accusing Chinese soldiers across the Line of Actual Control trying to alterthe status quo. The statement said that Indian troops drove him away from there. A Brigade Command level Flag Meeting between the two countries is in progress at Chushul to resolve the issues.
On the Night of 29/30 August 2020, Chinese troops in East Ladakh is seen as an effort by Chinese side to expand the border row to the southern bank of the lake. The two armies have been locked in a stand-off at multiple points in the East Ladakh sector for nearly four months.
There have been several agreements between the two sides to disengage, particularly after scores of soldiers clashed in Galwan Valley on June 15 that led to casualties on both sides. But Chinese troops have been slow to step back, particularly around Pangong Tso, the saltwater glacial lake spread across 700 sq km.
The border crisis with China remains a major source of concern with the PLA refusing to move back from the northern bank of the Pangong Tso lake at the finger area. PLA troops have taken position deep into Indian claimed territory at a feature known as Finger 4, cutting off over 50 sq km of land that was earlier being patrolled by both sides.
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