Chinese troops move out of PP15 area in eastern Ladakh
Consul General acknowledges casualties on their side
Chinese troops have fully moved out of the Patrolling Point (PP) 15 of the Hot Springs area in eastern Ladakh as part of the disengagement underway to reduce tensions on the border, a defence source said on Wednesday. Separately, on Tuesday, Chinese Consul General in Mumbai Tang Guocai acknowledged Chinese casual
ties, without revealing any numbers, during the Galwan clash on June 15, which resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers. “At PP15, they have fully gone back. The disengagement is complete there. At PP17, the pullback is underway. It is expected to be over by Thursday or Friday,” the defence source stated. At the Finger 4 area of Pangong Tso, some more people and vehicles have gone back but there is no pull back as yet, the source stated. A complete disengagement at Pangong Tso is expected to take time. On the buffer zone that is being created, the source stated that it was not a buffer zone as being described, but it was decided only to prevent Galwanlike clashes during the disengagement process in future.
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