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On Wednesday, the two sides were only a few hundred meters from the border, Indian officials told Reuters.
The two nuclear-armed neighbors have blamed each other for Monday’s airstrikes. The shootings violated the protocol of not using firearms on the indefinite border.
A New Delhi government official told Reuters that Indian and Chinese troops were in close proximity to at least four locations south of Pangong Soo Lake on the Ladakh border. Both countries claim ownership of the lake.
“The situation is tense, but both forces are on their respective sides of the Royal Line of Control,” he said.
Another New Delhi official said that Indian and Chinese forces were in an advanced position near the Rejang La pass, only 200 meters away.
Neither official declined to be named, Reuters reported.
The Indian army said on Monday that Chinese troops had fired into the air while trying to advance towards an Indian position. But China says Indian troops fired into the air to threaten Chinese border guards during a patrol.
On Monday, Delhi officials showed Reuters some photos taken from areas south of Pangong So Lake. The photo shows some two dozen Chinese soldiers with assault rifles on their backs and sharp curved blades attached to long posts. However, Reuters was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the photos.
The two Asian superpowers face off in a 60-kilometer-long snow-covered area south of Pangong Soo Lake. The first of the two New Delhi officials said there were some 3,000 Indian troops stationed in the valleys and hills.
On their own, Chinese troops are taking control of a mountain peak believed to be in India: New Delhi sends troops to occupy the peak by binding them, taking over the movement of Chinese troops; An Indian official said tensions between the two sides had risen since the incident occurred late last month.
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