The US highlights that the clash between Chinese and Indian troops did not have a tragic outcome

USA celebrated this Tuesday that the clash between border troops chinese and indian in the eastern Himalayas not to get older, while asking New Delhi Already Beijing resolve their differences through diplomatic channels.

“We are closely monitoring the situation. We are glad to know that both sides appear to have quickly ceased fighting,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a telephone briefing.

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The official stressed that the United States “Strongly opposes any attempt to unilaterally settle a territorial claim through military or civilian incursions.”

“We urge India and China to use bilateral diplomatic channels to address their differences over the border, Price said.

The spokesman for US diplomacy also recalled that India “it is an important strategic partner” of the United States in various multilateral forums, and that Washington maintains “close contacts” with New Delhi.

A physical clash between Indian and Chinese troops on the border last Friday left several soldiers on both sides injured.

According to the Indian government, the confrontation occurred after the Chinese military crossed the disputed de facto border that divides both countries. Beijing on Tuesday considered the clash over and said that the border situation is “steady”.

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Relations between India and China were severely soured after a June 2020 border clash in the Galwan Valley in the western Himalayas, the worst in 45 years among the nuclear powers, which killed at least 20 Indian soldiers and 76 were injured, while Beijing acknowledged four dead and one seriously injured.

Source: Elcomercio

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