Sunday, 10 January 2021 _China has confirmed that one of its soldiers lost on the border with India has been found by Indian troops, calling on New Delhi to “promptly" return the soldier.
The China Military Online, a news portal run by the People’s Liberation Army Daily, reported on Saturday that the Chinese soldier had gone missing on the China-India border a day earlier.
Indian media announced a few hours after the incident that the Chinese border guard had been apprehended by India's troops near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh region, located on the border with China.
Media reports said New Delhi had informed Beijing of the incident and that Indian authorities would hand the soldier back once they received instructions from more senior officials.
Following the announcement by New Delhi, China said in a statement that India should “promptly transfer” the soldier back to the country and “jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border area.”
Reports from both sides have indicated that China and India are working on the situation of the Chinese soldier to resolve the issue.
Tensions flared between China and India last June when a clash along the disputed Himalayan border led to the death of at least 20 Indian soldiers.
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