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Following the Galwan Valley clash on 15 June 2020, there were calls across India to boycott Chinese goods. [63] [437] The Indian Railways cancelled a contract with a Chinese firm, while the Department of Telecommunication notified BSNL not to use any Chinese made product in upgradations. [66]
19 – China announces the deaths of four of its soldiers during the 2020 Galwan clash. [68] The tombstone of PLA Battalion Commander Chen Hongjun, awarded the July 1 Medal posthumously for defending Galwan. [69] 21 – Tenth round of corps-commanders talks. [70] India's Ministry of External Affairs publishes joint press release. [71]
In 1962, a forward post set up by India in the upper reaches of the Galwan Valley caused an "apogee of tension" between the two countries. China attacked and eliminated the post in the 1962 war, reaching its 1960 claim line. In 2020, China attempted to advance further in the Galwan Valley, [2] [3] [4] leading to a bloody clash on 16 June 2020.
China for the first time on Friday gave its detailed account of a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June 2020, including how four of its soldiers died. China and India have ...
Relations between India and China have deteriorated since 2020, following a deadly clash involving their troops at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh.
According to a 2020 report by an Indian police officer, India lost access to 26 of 65 patrolling points (PP 5–17 in Depsang Plains & Depsang Bulge including Samar Lungpa & Galwan, 24-32 in Changchenmo basin, 37 in Skakjung pasture, 51 & 52 in Demchok & Chardhing Nala, 62 in Chumar) in Ladakh due to being restricted by China. [60]
In June 2020, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a brawl in the Galwan River valley which reportedly led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers. International media claimed 40+ Chinese soldiers had been killed, but this number has not been confirmed by Chinese authorities. [70] [71]
The border incident marked the most serious clash between the two armies along their undemarcated frontier since the Galwan Valley clash in June 2020, which had led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of dead on the Chinese side.