China never declared its official casualty count, but various reports have estimated the number of PLA troops killed in the clash to be over 40.Recently, Russian news agency TASS reported that 45 Chinese soldiers died in the Galwan clash.
China on Friday admitted of casualties by giving honorary titles and first-class merit citations to four soldiers who lost their lives during the Galwan clash with India in June 2020.
Moreover, a colonel who was seriously injured was conferred with an honorary title.
The announcement marks the first public admission by China of its casualties in the Galwan clash at Line of Actual control (LAC).
"Four Chinese soldiers, who were sacrificed in last June`s border conflict, were posthumously awarded honorary titles and first-class merit citations," said Chinese state media People`s Daily citing The Central Military Commission.
"The Central Military Commission awarded Qi Fabao, the regimental commander from the PLA Xinjiang Military Command, the title of "Hero regimental commander for defending the border," Chen Hongjun with "Hero to defend the border," and awarded the first-class merit to Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran," reported Global Times.
Four Chinese soldiers, who were sacrificed in last June`s border conflict, were posthumously awarded honorary titles and first-class merit citations, Central Military Commission announced Friday. A colonel, who led them and seriously injured, was conferred with honorary title. pic.twitter.com/Io9Wk3pXaU
— People`s Daily, China (@PDChina) February 19, 2021
India and China had been engaged in a border stand-off since May last year until they jointly agreed to disengage their troops from the banks of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh.
With the troop disengagement on both sides of Pangong Tso is now complete, the 10th round of corps commander-level talks between India and China will be held on Saturday.
The disengagement from Gogra, Hot Springs and the strategically-located Depsang Plains are likely to come up in the high-level meeting.
The tensions between the two nations heightened when soldiers from the two armies clashed in Galwan Valley in June 2020.
Twenty Indian soldiers, including a Colonel, were killed and several others grievously injured in a violent physical skirmish with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley region of eastern Ladakh.
China never declared its official casualty count, but various reports have estimated the number of PLA troops killed in the clash to be over 40.
Recently, Russian news agency TASS reported that 45 Chinese soldiers died in the Galwan clash.
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