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Economic Times | 12 Jul, 2020 | 08.24AM IST

India China News Live: PLA reduces presence in Finger 4 area of Pangong Tso

Having vacated the base of spur earlier, People’s Liberation Army personnel have thinned down presence presence on ridge-line as well.

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08:24 AM

Encounter between militants and security forces in J-K's Baramulla

  • An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday, police said.
  • Security personnel launched a cordon and search operation around midnight in the Reban area of Sopore town following information on presence of militants, a police official said.
  • He said the search operation turned into an encounter around 4.00 am on Sunday when the hiding militants opened firing on the security forces, who retaliated. No casualties have been reported so far, he said.
07:22 AM

China using provocation, strong arm tactics in South China Sea: Analyst

  • In a move aimed at provoking its neighbours and the West, China recently sent a coast guard ship into the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
  • The incident took place on July 1 as Express.co.uk reported that China Coast Guard (CCG) ship 5402 left the port of Sanya in China's Hainan province,
  • Vessel-track data showed it stopped at Subi Reef, one of China's numerous military bases in the Spratly Islands, on July 2.
  • Senior political scientist for the US-based RAND Corporation and a professor at Marine Corps University, Andrew Scobell, sees this as Beijing's moves to strengthen its claims, using all instruments of national power.
06:37 AM

New York: Tibetan community stage protest against China outside Chinese consulate

  • Members of the Tibetan community on Friday staged a protest against China outside the Chinese Consulate in New York.
  • Demonstrators raised anti-China slogans and were seen waving the Indian and US flags. They were also seen holding a banner reading 'Global Movement to Boycott Made in China'.
  • Last week, Indian American, Taiwanese Americans and Tibetans demonstrated against China at the iconic Times Square in New York.
  • The protests come in the aftermath of the deadly border clash in the Himalayas that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and 76 injured.
06:34 AM

China, India stand very differently at UN: Akbaruddin

  • India's former permanent representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin on Saturday said countries like China and India stand very differently at the UN, in terms of their perspective and approach.
  • Akbaruddin was speaking during an online interaction with the Vice-Chancellor and other faculty members of the University of Hyderabad, his alma mater.
06:33 AM

US warns of 'arbitrary detention' risk in China

  • US citizens in China "may be subjected to prolonged interrogations and extended detention for reasons related to 'state security'", the State Department warned in a security alert.
  • Beijing and Washington have traded barbs and sanctions on a slew of issues in recent months, including the coronavirus pandemic and Chinese policies in the far west regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, with Chinese authorities threatening retaliation this week for US sanctions on Chinese officials.
06:31 AM

Encounter at Rebban area of Sopore

06:28 AM

Agency reports said some boats from Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh had also been removed but this could not be confirmed.

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