Indian, Chinese troops suffer minor injuries in border clash on Dec 9
China and India have a number of border disputes and went to war in 1962 over the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Tawang sector of India's Arunachal Pradesh state on Dec. 9 causing minor injuries to a few soldiers on both sides, Reuters content partner ANI reported on Monday, citing sources.
An Indian foreign ministry spokesperson did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Spokespersons for the Indian defence ministry and the army also did not respond.
The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
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Indian and Chinese troops had in June 2020 entered into a hand-to-hand combat in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, abutting the Chinese-held Tibetan plateau.
The incident resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers, while China suffered an undisclosed number of casualties.
India and China share an un-demarcated 3,800 km (2,360 mile) frontier, where their troops previously adhered to long-standing protocols to avoid the use of any firearms along the de facto border known as the Line of Actual Control.