China calls on India to return soldier
Published on: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
By: AP
Protesters hold banners during a demonstration against China in Ahmedabad, India.
BEIJING: China’s military says it hopes India will make good on its pledge to swiftly return a Chinese soldier found lost along their mountainous border where the sides have been locked in a tense standoff.The defence ministry issued a statement late Monday saying the soldier had been helping herders round up yaks when he lost his way on Sunday evening.
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The Chinese side informed their Indian counterparts of the missing individual and were informed shortly afterward that he had been found and would be returned after undergoing a medical checkup, a spokesperson for the Western Theater Command, Zhang Shuili, was quoted as saying.
A statement from the Indian side Monday said the soldier, Cpl. Wang Ya Long was apprehended inside Indian-controlled Ladakh’s Demchok area and was to be released soon.
It said the soldier “had strayed” across the de facto border along the eastern section of what’s known as the Line of Actual Control, a loose demarcation separating Indian- and Chinese-controlled areas.
“As per established protocols, he will be returned back to Chinese officials at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point after completion of formalities,” the statement said.
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