The Indian Army identified him as Corporal Wang Ya Long, who was provided medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothing.
China’s military said Monday night that it was in contact with India over the case of the Chinese soldier who had been diverted through the Royal Line of Control (LAC) in the Demchok sector and had been detained.
The Indian army said on Monday that the soldier, identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long, had received medical assistance that included oxygen, food and warm clothing to protect himself from the harsh weather conditions. He also confirmed that he had received a request from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regarding his whereabouts.
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The Army said that according to established protocols, it will be returned to Chinese officials at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point after completing the formalities.
“China hopes that India will soon hand over the Chinese soldier who got lost in the border areas between China and India on the night of October 18 when he was helping local herders to recover a yak at their request,” said Colonel Zhang Shuili, a spokesman from the Western Theater of the PLA Command, said in a statement.
The PLA, in its statement, said that “the PLA border troops informed the Indian army immediately after the incident and expected the Indian side to assist in the search and rescue, and the Indian side promised to offer assistance and return the missing soldier in time. after finding it. ” . “
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“The latest information from the Indian side is that the missing Chinese soldier has been found and will be handed over to the Chinese side after receiving a medical examination,” the statement said. “We hope that the Indian side will fulfill its promise to hand over the missing Chinese soldier as soon as possible and implement the consensus reached by the two sides in the seventh round of the senior commanders meeting, in order to maintain peace and quiet in the border areas “.
After the seventh round of talks on October 12, both sides said in a joint press release that they had “a sincere, in-depth and constructive exchange of views on the disconnection along the Royal Line of Control in the Western Sector of the border areas between India and China.. “
“They were of the opinion that these discussions were positive, constructive and had improved understanding of the positions of others,” the statement said. “Both parties agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels, and to reach a mutually acceptable solution for disconnection as soon as possible. Both parties agreed to seriously implement the important understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, not to turn differences into disputes and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas.
In the previous sixth round in September, both sides said they agreed not to increase the already strong accumulation on both sides of LAC. However, both sides have yet to come to an agreement to reduce presence and move towards disengagement, and a return to the status quo before China’s multiple transgressions in the Ladakh sector starting in May.
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