⁍ The People’s Liberation Army soldier had been captured on Monday in the Demchok area of eastern Ladakh.
⁍ The nuclear-armed neighbours have been locked in a months-long border confrontation in the Ladakh region.
– India and China have been locked in a border dispute for months, and this week a Chinese soldier was captured after wandering across the de facto border in India’s Ladakh region, Reuters reports. He was handed back to China last night, according to an Indian government source.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-india-soldier/indian-side-returns-chinese-soldier-who-crossed-himalayan-border-china-military-paper-idUSKBN27606J