China accuses Indian troops of 'violating a bilateral deal' and firing shots in the air during a confrontation with Chinese personnel on disputed Kashmir border
Beijing says it took"countermeasures" after Indian troops fired aerial shots during a confrontation with Chinese personnel on the border of disputed Kashmir.China has said its troops were forced to take "countermeasures" after Indian soldiers crossed their tense Himalayan border and opened fire.
Zhang said India had violated agreements reached by the two countries and warned their actions could "easily cause misunderstandings and misjudgments". Their troops have had a number of showdowns since a clash in the Ladakh region on June 15 in which 20 Indian troops died. China has also acknowledged suffering casualties but not given figures.Chinese, Indian defence ministers meet in Russia amid border tensionsDefence ministers from both countries talked in Moscow on the sidelines of an international meeting last week –– with both sides later releasing rival statements accusing each other of inflaming the showdown.
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