China has admitted for the first time that four of its soldiers died during a clash with Indian forces in the Himalayas last year.
The revelation in China’s official military newspaper was made as both sides began pulling back troops to defuse the bloody border confrontation in eastern Ladakh.
The People’s Liberation Army Daily reported on Friday that four soldiers had died while fighting with “foreign military” in June. It was the first official narrative given by Beijing about what took place in the border skirmish. Immediately after the clash, India said 21 of its troops had been killed.
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