At the height of tensions between the two powers around territory in Ladakh and Tibet, troops engaged in a gruelling melee, resorting to using improvised weapons
Astonishing video shows the climax of intense clashes between Chinese and India n troops in 2020-21, with soldiers resorting to hurling rocks and wielding sticks to beat each other into submission as they contested a delicate border region.
Barely defended by their helmets, wooden batons and a handful of riot shields, the Chinese send waves of troops to scale the mount and at one point appear to rout the Indians, pushed back over the apex before the camera cuts. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley, eastern Ladakh in one of the clashes - a mark against the name of Narendra Modi's government to his critics, who have since said the battles showed 'subjugation' and 'surrender' to a rival power.
A caption on a video of the battle shared on Douyin, China's counterpart to TikTok, read: 'They showed their bravery, dedication and responsibility so thoroughly that they guarded every inch of the country's mountains and rivers'. In one clip, a caption in Chinese overlaid claims one of the soldiers suffered a skull fracture, likely from being pelted with rocks.
Rivers, lakes and snowcaps along the border mean the natural border can shift somewhat, bringing troops face to face, as noted by the BBC during clashes in 2022.
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